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HI NDUSTAN TI MES, PATNA
FRI DAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014
Ban on elephants sought
Aloke Chatterjee
htpatna@hindustantimes.com
PATNA: The Inter national
Organisation for Animal
Protection (OIPA), affiliated
to United Nations (UN), has
demanded a ban on presence of
elephantsintheSonepurcattlefair
arguingthatitviolatedprovisions
of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
According to Naresh Kadian,
country head, OIPA India, The
capture and transportation
of Asian elephants (Elephas
Maximus)fromAssamtoSonepur
appearstobearegularoccurrence
despitelegal provisionsthatclear-
ly state that a captive elephant
(schedule I animal) cannot be
possessed, acquired, disposed of
or transported without written
permission of the chief wildlife
warden or the authorised officer
underSection40(2) of theWildlife
Protection Act, 1972.
InapetitionaddressedtoUnion
ministerforenvironment andfor-
ests Prakash Javdekar, Governor
of Bihar, Patnahighcourt, district
magistrateof Saranandothers, on
behalf of OIPAIndia, hedemand-
ed that Wildlife Crime Control
Bureau (WCCB) be directed to
issue strict advisory, not to trade
scheduled wild animals. The
Animal Welfare Board of India
(AWBI) may also issue advisory
for strict compliance of PCA Act,
1960 with Cattle Transport Rules,
1978 amended in 2001.
The WCCB and AWBI may
send activists team for vigilance
inquiryandtotakelegal action, if
any violation and illegal trade is
found, Kadian said. He claimed
an official survey by TRAFFIC
(NGO) revealed shocking details
aboutillegalanimaltraderampant
undertheguiseof thefair. Thefair
hadalsobeensurveyedearlierand
the findings were made public in
November 2012.
The Sonepur fair is an organ-
isedgathering, whichpromotesand
facilitatestradingof variousspecies
of animals. Thiseventiscarriedout
unfailinglyyearafteryearandopenly
disregardslegalandprohibitorypro-
visionsof theWildlifeProtectionAct,
1972,whichbancommercialtradeof
certainspeciesof animals,headded.
FurthermoreSection43of thesame
Act restricts the sale, purchase or
transfersof captiveelephantsfrom
onepersontoanotherformonetary
consideration or any other profit-
able gain, he claimed.
He said the TRAFFIC survey
documented 37 elephants, includ-
ing six tuskers and six calves
at the fair in 2013. Enquiries
revealed that some of these
elephants had been transported
from Assam to Bihar, especially
for sale at the fair. Thus any such
sale (if it were to take place)
would be illegal. The transporta-
tion could have been justified and
supported with adequate docu-
mentation as per the aforemen-
tioned provisions, he asserted.
He demanded deputation of
WCCB volunteers at Sonepur
cattle fair for better results and
restrictions on illegal trade of
wild animals and birds, control
on animal abuse, while shifting
them in goods transport vehi-
cles along with the horse races
with carts as well, elephant race
and polo etc, whereas male ele-
phants were handled by spiked
bits with iron ankush.
INTERVENTION Display violates provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, says OIPA
Saran district magistrate
Kundan Kumar, refuted
OIPA India charges and
said, No sale of elephants
takes place in the Sonepur
cattle fair. The fair is
not famous for sale of
elephants, rather it is well
known for sale of cattle,
including cows, buffaloes and
ox on which there is no ban.
The fair is organised by
the tourist department and
the job of the district admin-
istration is only to maintain
law and order. Since this
a month-long affair we
organise other activities
like horse race to attract
the crowd. Trade of horses,
cows and ox do take place in
the fair, he said. However,
he admitted elephants draw
a lot of crowd. HTC
NO SALE OF ELEPHANTS, SAYS DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Reena Sopam
htpatna@hindustantimes.com
PAT NA: The mont h- l ong
Sonepur fair will open with the
Bharatnatyam presentations
by Padma Bhushan Saroja
Vaidyanathan on November 5.
Organised every year by dis-
trict administrationwiththesup-
port of various departments, it
has turned out to be a major tour-
ism event, drawing thousands of
tourists from all over the world.
Andtotaptourismpotential of
this love interest of a vast major-
ity of foreign tourists, tourism
department initiated last year
the plan to make it a cultural
extravaganza. This time also it
has come up with a comprehen-
sive package of classical dances
and folk music on the occasion,
beginning with the performance
byaseniorBharatnatyamartiste,
Saroja Vaidyanathan.
Saroja, who happens to be
a disciple of Saraswati Gana
Nilayam of Chennai and Guru
Kattumannar Muthukumaran
Pillai of Thanjavur, is married to
an IAS officer of Bihar cadre and
has spent years in state capital.
But this time she will be here to
perform at the centuries old fair
held at Sonepur.
Apart from Saroj a, the
event will also present artistes
like Janmejay Mohanti and
troupe, the Odissi dancers from
Bhubaneswar, the Umrao Jaan
fame ghazal singer Talat Aziz,
Indian Idol participants from the
state, Devendra Pal and Ritika
Raj and the playback singer
Abhijeet Bhattahcarya..
It will be inaugurated by the
tourism minister Dr Javed Iqbal
Ansari.
Cultural sessions at the fair
have been planned jointly by
the three departments, tourism,
culture and the information and
public relation (IPRD). Seven
days events will be presented
by tourism department while
14- days sessions have been
planned by culture department
and 11-days programmes will be
presented by the IPRD, Deepak
Prasad, tourism secretary, said.
The Aarti shows will be
held at Gandak river ghat on
Tuesdays and Saturdays. We
have also planned there activi-
ties like hot air balloons, para
sailing and river rafting to pro-
mote rural sports and adventure
sports, he said.
An arts and crafts village has
been created by the industries
department. The artificially cre-
ated village will have 35 stalls
with the artisans demonstrat-
ing their crafts and its making
process, tourism secretary said.
And to of f er l uxurious
accommodation to the tour-
ists, the Bihar State Tourism
Development Corporation
(BSTDC) has created more than
20 Swiss cottages with plush
facilities, a BSTDC official who
did not want to be quoted, said.
Month-long Sonepur fair to
kickstart on November 5
ATTRACTION Fair to open with Saroja Vaidyanathans Bharatnatyam concert
EVENTS GALORE
Month long Sonepur fair
to begin with Saroja
Vaidyanathan concert on
November 5
Been planned as a classical
dances, folk music package
by tourism, culture deptts,
IPRD
To be inaugurated by tourism
minister, fair will have over
20 Swiss cottages by BSTDC
Industries department has
created there a crafts village
with 35 stalls
Besides, tourists can also
enjoy there Aarti, hot air
balloons, para sailing, rafting
Avinash Kumar
htpatna@hindustantimes.com
PATNA: Most of the railway
stations in the state are wit-
nessing huge rush of passen-
gers, mostly migrant workers
returning to their workplaces,
post Chhath.
It is estimated that over 2.5
lakh migrant labourers work-
ing in mega cities across the
country visit home during
Diwali and Chhath, the most
sacred festival in Bihar.
Crowded platforms, long
que ue s at r ai l way PRS
count ers and passengers
scrambl i ng t o board t he
trains were common sight on
Thursday evening at Patna,
Barauni, Katihar, Saharsa,
Muzaf f arpur, Darbhanga,
Samastipur and Jamalpur
junctions.
Union minister of railways
D V Sadananda Gowda had per-
sonally spoken to general man-
ager (GM) of ECR Madhuresh
Kumar and instructed him to
make arrangements for pas-
sengers returning from Bihar
after Chhath.
T h e Un i o n mi n i s t e r
instructed senior officers to
supervise the satisfactory dis-
patch of regular and special
trains. Gowda told them to
ensure arrangements of ticket,
adequate security and medical
assistance to passengers.
The ECR GM who is said
to be personally monitoring
movement of special trains
being run from its Danapur,
Dhanbad, Samastipur, Sonepur
and Mughalsarai divisions in
view of post Chhath rush.
Ext ra rakes have been
a r r a ng e d a t Jay na g a r,
Darbhanga, Saharsa and
Patna to run additional spe-
cial trains. Senior railway
officers have been deputed at
Patna, Darbhanga, Barauni,
Muzaf f arpur and Gaya to
ensure hassle-free operation
of trains. Medical assistance
booths, which had been opened
at five railway stations before
Chhath, are still functioning.
According to ECR CPRO
Arvind Rajak, the GM has
instructed the five divisions to
arrange extra rakes and run
special trains to clear rush.
DRMs of Danapur, Mughalsarai
and Samastipur divisions have
been asked to be extra cautious
in running of special trains
from Patna, Darbhanga and
Jaynagar junctions.
Rajak said that railways was
currently running several bi-
weekly and weekly special trains
to clear rush of passengers. In
addition, it operated many
unscheduled special trains from
Delhi for Chhath, he added.
On the other hand, CPRO
of Northern Railways Neeraj
Sharma said, the railways was
operating around 160 extra
trains for the entire festival
seasons which began at the
end of September and to con-
tinue till November 10. During
the entire festival season, the
railway was expected to make
some 300 trips, said Sharma.
Northern Railways has also
attached 130 extra coaches to
various trains, he added.
Huge rush in trains post Chhath; Gowda monitors spl trains
What are the complications of
obesity?
Obesity is excess weight
gain or body fat due to long
term, consistent consumption
of muchmorecaloriesthanyou
are able to expend. Obesity is a
risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, cancer, gall
bladder diseases, arthritis and
gout. It mayalsoleadtoinfertil-
ity, menstrual disorder, sleep
disorder and psychological
problems, including low self
esteemanddepression, leading
to overeating for consolation.
What is the role of diet and physi-
cal activity in treating obesity?
Diet is one of the most
important factors for weight
reduction. We tend to lose
weight when less energy is
derived from food than is
expended. Around 80% diet
modification and 20% physi-
cal activity, behaviour and
lifestyle modification are
required for weight reduction.
What are the taboos associated
with weight reduction?
A common myth is that
only strenuous exercise can
work. The fact is without die-
tary modification, it will not
lead to long term weight loss.
The daily diet plan should
have an energy deficit of
500-1000 kcal in general.
Another myth is starvation
and crash dieting reduces
weight. In fact, crash diets
are unlikely to result in
long-term weight loss. They
can sometimes lead to long-
term weight gain. The main
problem is that this type of
diet is too hard to maintain.
Another myth is about skip-
ping meals. In fact, doing so
may make you feel hungrier
and lead you to eat more than
you normally would in your
next meal.
Does taking lemon water and
honey, very high protein and
very low carbohydrate diet help
lose weight?
Only lemon water and
honey will not reduce weight
without other dietary modi-
fication and physical activ-
ity. However, honey is recom-
mended in crash diet plans.
High protein and low carbohy-
drate diet leads to fast weight
loss, but it is nutritionally
inadequate. Long term use
of very high protein enhanc-
es calcium loss and leads to
Osteoporosis.
What do you prescribe for
weight reduction?
I recommend complex
carbohydrate, for example,
whole cereal, whole pulse,
fruit with edible skin, raw
vegetables (salads) and green
leafy vegetables that enhance
fibre content of diet and pro-
vide satiety and lower blood
glucose level. Proteins like
milk and its products (with-
out added sugar), pulses,
fish, chicken, eggs and soya
protein enhance body metabo-
lism and reduce craving for
sweets and provide satiety.
What should be avoided in
weight loss plan?
Simple carbohydrates
like sugar, jam, jelly, honey,
jaggery; deep fried food like
Indian sweets (laddoos, jale-
bies, gulabjamun, malpua,
etc.) and namkeens (samosa,
pakoda, mixture, mathari,
etc.). Excess use of salt -
table salt, pickle, papad, etc.
- retains water in the body and
increases weight.
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Sonepur cattle fair. FILE PHOTO
Rush at Patna Junction. FILE PHOTO
Man, son drown in
river at Narkatiaganj
BETTIAH: In an unfortunate inci-
dent, a father-son duo drowned
in a river while they were
crossing it to fetch sugarcane
from cane fields for Chhath
i n Narkat i aganj of West
Champaran on Wednesday.
The victims, a cloth mer-
chant Pradip Gupta and his
21-year-old son Shubham, were
trapped in the strong currents
of the Harhbora river and were
unable to get out of the same.
They were fished out by the
local police after onlookers inti-
mated them about the incident.
The duo were taken to the local
primary health centre, where
they were declared brought
dead. HTC
Two killed, five hurt as three mobikes collide
Press Trust of India
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BIHARSHARIF: In a freak accident,
two persons lost their lives,
while five others were seriously
injured when three motorcy-
cles collided with each other in
Nalanda district on Thursday.
Police officials said the mis-
hap occurred at Purniabigha
village under Hilsa police
station in the district. Hilsa
station house officer (SHO)
Raj es h Ranj an s ai d t he
deceased have been identified
as Nitish Kumar (25), a resi-
dent of Salimpur village and
Dipak Kumar (22), a native of
Chotkibhgha village.
The bodies have been sent
to Biharsharif sadar hospital
for postmortem examination,
while the injured have been
admitted to Hilsa sub-division
hospital for treatment. One of
the seriously injured has been
referred to the Patna Medical
College and Hospital (PMCH).
Later, agitated villagers
blocked the Hilsa-Noorsarai
Road and demanded speed
breakers to stop such accidents
in future. The jam was lifted after
the SHO assured of government
action in this regard.
CPRO OF NORTHERN
RAILWAYS NEERAJ
SHARMA SAID, THE
RAILWAYS WAS
OPERATING AROUND 160
EXTRA TRAINS FOR THE
ENTIRE FESTIVAL
SEASONS WHICH BEGAN
AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER AND TO
CONTINUE TILL NOV 10
Sonepur fair organised in Saran district promotes and facilitates
trading of various species of animals. HT FILE PHOTO
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