Wednesday 17 September 2014

Voter Registration

It will be heartening for interested individuals to note that their struggles to get registered as voters have been fruitful!

As a first step, all those above 18 years of age, residing in the Hostel have been registered as voters for the Pune Cantonment Board elections which will be held shortly in this year itself.

For your info, the person you will elect as a Member of the Board, will be the one who can get a pavement made outside the Hostel on the sides of the road leading to Fatimanagar and Bhairoba Nala. He / she can arrange to ensure that the garbage / refuse from the Hostel can be lifted regularly, he / she can arrange beautification of the general area surrounding the Hostel, can get the road signposting and zebra crossing painted.

So be aware of the above, and place your expectations before potential candidates.

In the second step, which was more difficult, it has been learnt that we have been partially successful in getting our students into the main voter list (which results in an Election ID card). However we do not know the exact details as yet.

Please visit the link http://103.23.150.139/marathi/
District is "25- Pune" Constituency is "214 Pune Cantonment"

Try out various combinations of your name, i.e first name and last name interchange etc, and see if you have got lucky,.

Please remember that it is your right and your  duty to vote. Be empowered, Be aware. In a democracy , you as a citizen have a vital role.

All the best
  

Wednesday 27 August 2014

Pune Dengue Alert

PREVENTION OF DENGUE

1. As all are aware, Pune is having cases of dengue cropping up regularly. We have had a few cases locally too, however they appear to be 'imported'. Still, beware, the Aedes mosquito is near.

2. Based on an average  students' academic knowledge,  you all are aware that the Aedes mosquito recognized by its black & white striped body , bites in the daytime and breeds in artificial collections of water, usually within the imdt vicinity of human habitation. Dengue is a viral disease, as is known by you all. 

3. Students are informed that a survey was done recently, and breeding of the “tiger mosquito” was found in broken bottles thrown around the area, in buckets with soaked dirty clothes, and in plastic packets littered around apart from in the vegetation. The enemy vector is within the hostel ! and in the Hospital and College campus too and of course in Pune!!. Be warned, be careful!.

4. Dengue is not directly transmitted from person to person. Persons are infective for mosquitos from shortly before, to end of the febrile period. The mosquito becomes infective about 8-12 days after the blood meal. The incubation period varies from 2 to 8 days. Promptly report to the MI Room in case of any fever. Further, it is imperative that Aspirin (Disprin) not be consumed indiscriminately for fever etc, as with this kind of viral fever, dangerous complications may occur.

5. The main measure for prevention and control of dengue, is very simply by eliminating breeding sites within the Hostel, for which your cooperation and participation is requested. Fogging is being done through the kind assistance of our local SHO. 

6. Please ensure that you do not throw bottles / containers / plastic packets around the campus. Please use garbage bins. Also, do not leave buckets filled with water for long periods. Do not let water stagnate in air coolers (change water every week). Report any breeding site within the Hostel to the Adm NCO. 

7. Don’t sit outdoors scantily clad and prefer to wear trousers. Mosquito repellent cream is being made available in the Hostel Office at the scale of one tube per cadet with imdt effect. Please use ad lib.         

Be safe. Keep Dengue Away!

Saturday 19 July 2014

Z Batch Devashish Sharma Monsoon Football Cup

All in the know, you know what the M for Monsoon actually stands for!
The rains have come to Pune at long last, and as the ground gets soaked, and the breeze is pregnant with moisture, the clouds hang heavy, its time for FOOTBALL!!

The second edition of the Z Batch Devashish Sharma Monsoon Football Cup is planned as per the following fixtures....

23 Jul Wednesday 
Inaugural session (all of 10 minutes!)
X2 vs Z2 followed by W2 vs Y2

24 Jul Thursday 
X2 vs Y2 followed by W2 vs Z2

25 Jul Friday 
W2 vs X2 followed by Y2 vs Z2

26 July Saturday 
1700h Finals.

May the best team win!




Sunday 27 April 2014

Its Hot in Pune!

NOTICE
PREVENTION OF EFFECTS OF HEAT

1.      The dangerous combination of heat (and on cloudy days a little humidity), is sapping to the strength of an individual to sustain efficiency, and will decrease productivity and work output, besides being detrimental to health. It is to be appreciated by all cadets, that the effects of heat, range from subtle to overt, and can take effect very rapidly. Currently, temperatures have begun to touch 40 degrees C in Pune, with higher temperatures anticipated. The important conditions arising from effects of heat are:-
(a) Heat Stroke : Characterized by sudden high fever and prostration.
(b) Heat Exhaustion : Fatigue, thirst , weakness.
(c) Heat Cramps : Muscle cramps , weakness.
(d) Prickly Heat : Skin rash with itching.

2.      It is of utmost importance that an early recognition and diagnosis of the effects of heat be made, and prompt treatment be instituted, as casualties may result otherwise.

3.      Preventive Measures  for Students
                             DO’s
          (a) Do drink clean, cool water often during the day.
          (b) Do wear a cap when going outdoors. Use of an umbrella is                           encouraged. 
          (c) Do walk in the shaded areas of the college campus when going to               class.    
          (d) Do loosen your collar button and your tie periodically.
          (e) Do have a bath daily and use talcum powder or deodorants.
          (f) Do report to your RMO in case of being affected by the heat.

                             DONT'S
          (a) Don’t drink sugarcane juice from roadside vendors.
          (b) Don’t drink very cold water or carbonated drinks.
          (c) Don’t play outdoors before 1730h.


4.      Please remember that heat has subtle effects on the psyche and the body. Be watchful and alert. Stay indoors as far as possible, and avoid abrupt changes of temperature from cooler indoors to the outdoors. 

Friday 11 April 2014

Airborne Diseases Prevention and Control

BOYS HOSTEL

AIRBORNE DISEASES PREVENTION

FAQs ANSWERED

1.    Infectious diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox are caused by viruses and spread rapidly in closed communities like hostels, leading to loss of workdays and thereby affecting education. Rash of measles or chicken pox may be characteristic, however mild, atypical and inapparent infections may also occur. Past vaccination may or may not provide immunity.

2.    Mode of Transmission : Transmission is airborne or by droplet spread (respiratory route) and by direct contact with affected persons OR indirectly by contact with articles or items contaminated with discharges / fluid (fomites) from lesions of infected persons. However the scabs of chicken pox are not infective.

3.    Incubation Period : For Chicken Pox and Rubella -About 14 to 16 days ( range 2 to 3 weeks); For measles – 10 days to fever and 14 days to rash; For mumps – 16 to 18 days.

4.    Period of Communicability : Chicken pox - As long as 5 days, but usually 1-2 days before onset of rash, and continuing until all lesions are crusted (usually 5 to 6 days after onset of rash); Measles – 4 days before rash to 4 days afterwards; Rubella- 1 week before rash to 4 days afterwards; Max infectiousness in mumps is 2 days before onset to 4 days afterwards.

 

5.    Control of spread / occurrence of airborne diseases

       
   (a) Early detection & notification of cases:

A high index of suspicion to be maintained especially among cadets with rash and fever. Cadets are advised to promptly report to MI Room for examination by RMO.
                   
(i) Screening Daily checking of exposed group of cadets by Floor Monitors for minimum 3 weeks from last case of chicken pox. All cadets to be examined bare-chested in daylight for the characteristic rash of chicken pox. Verbal history of Cough / Coryza / Conjunctivitis for clinical diagnosis of measles may also be elicited. Floor Monitors will promptly inform the Hostel Office of any suspect cases.   

(ii) Isolation of all cases by admission in CH Isolation Ward as decided by RMO. This is reqd till all the lesions have dried (scabs) (in chicken pox) and for 4 days after onset of rash in measles.
       
Note:    Please don’t visit cadets in the Isolation Ward! Out of bounds for all except those admitted there.

(b) Segregation of exposed group : To remind cadets – ‘Isolation’ is for cases, while ‘Quarantine’ is for those susceptible who have been potentially exposed to infection as ‘contacts’. However a milder term ‘segregation’ is being used for the extant situation.

(i)       All cadets exposed to a case in the Hostel are to be segregated (quarantined) for a period of minimum 03 weeks from the exposure to the case, and stay in their rooms, with a separate training program if feasible.

(ii)      Sports and academic activities may be carried out in the segregated group together, without mixing with other cadets.

(iii)     The segregated group of cadets should be provided meals apart from other cadets in the outer hall of the CCM itself, from a separate serving point.

(iv)     They should not attend any general assembly, even movies for the period of segregation.

(v)     The gym and the reading room / library and other common facilities will be kept out of bounds for the segregated group.

(vi)     Daily screening as per para 5 (a) (i) above.

(vii)    All cases detected among the segregated group to be isolated, under orders of the RMO, by admission to the Isolation Ward.
       
(c)        Control of environmental factors:

(i)       Cadets to avoid ‘hanging out’ in groups. An arms length to be maintained when in groups (respiratory distancing). Cadets to avoid exchange of greetings by shaking of hands, high fives, or hugs / embraces.

(ii)      Cadets to improve ventilation by keeping windows and doors open in the daytime.

(iii)     Avoiding sharing of bed linen and clothes in the Hostel.

(iv)     Avoiding of mass assemblies in enclosed areas.
       
      (d)     Disinfection : Of articles soiled with throat and nose secretions.

(i)       Sun drying of all linen and bedding regularly.

(ii)      Daily ventilation of rooms and mopping with 1 % Cresoli Black.

      (e)     Respiratory Etiquette

(i)       Do cover your mouth and nose with the crook of your elbow / back of your hand when coughing or sneezing.

(ii)      Do not spit or blow your nose indiscriminately.

(iii)     Do use a handkerchief and wash the same regularly.

                   
6.       Personal Hygiene
          All cadets are advised to have a bath with soap and water daily, and use a suitable anti perspirant or deodorant. A change of clothes daily is advisable, with said clothing items being sent to the laundry regularly. Handkerchiefs are best washed individually and thoroughly sun dried. 

7.       Health Education

Cadets to ensure dissemination of info about prevention and control of  airborne diseases to all their fellow cadets, and ensure compliance with instructions issued by College authorities to control the situation, especially segregation guidelines.

A high index of suspicion for identifying cases in the Hostel is requested. Cadets are advised to promptly report to the MI Room in case of any prodromal symptoms.

There is no need for any panic, or fear. The situation is under control and adequate steps are being taken by the College to address the issue.

       
8.       Role of Vaccination

          Cadets are informed that College authorities are investigating the evidence in favour of vaccinating cadets against chicken pox, as a routine measure and within the requirements of existing policy framework.


However in the extant situation, there is no overwhelming evidence available to permit measles vaccination for all cadets. Please do note that immunity acquired from natural infection is lifelong as compared with vaccine derived immunity which may wane over the decades. The matter is being reviewed and updates will be provided as and when available. 

Monday 10 March 2014

Voter Registration is closed in Pune due to the kicking in of the Model Code of Conduct.

All students are advised to submit their Form 6 along with one photo pasted on it and another addl photo stapled on accompanied by a Date of Birth proof and a Student Hostel Declaration Form.

The Office Clerk has the sample form and instructions filled up.... you may refer to this.

Please deposit your Forms to the TCC or to the Hostel Office.

After the elections for Lok Sabha are over, we will constitute a team of TCCs and visit the Dist Electoral Office and hand in the forms in bulk in first week of May .

If we do it now, there is a likelihood that they will not take any action, hence it is better to wait than to let our effort go to waste.


Best wishes !

Saturday 1 March 2014

Service Certificate for Voter Registration

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN
SERVICE AND ADDRESS CERTIFICATE
[FOR VOTER REGISTRATION]

1.         This is to certify that Rank ……………..Name ………………………………………..
s/o ……………………………is a serving Officer / JCO/ OR of the Army Medical Corps of the Indian Armed Forces.  As per service records his date of birth is…………………... 

2.         He is presently posted in Pune Cantonment.

3.His present residential address in Pune is :-

Your Name
Address
Pune – (civil PINCODE)

        
Affix photo
Signing authority 
should sign across
 
           

4.         This certificate is issued for the purpose of Voter Registration in Pune Cantt.


Station : Pune
Date    :                       

Voter Registration : For those Not Having Any Voter ID Card

Voter Registration
For those Not Having Any Voter ID Card
1.         Form 6 (to be filled up manually) : Obtain form from Hostel Office or download and print from
http://vote-easily.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/0/9/18092415/form-6-english.pdf
2.         Paste one photo at designated spot on the first page.
3.         Follow the sample filled in format available at http://afmcboyshostel.blogspot.in/  
4.         Part IV of the Form 6 : please leave it blank.  
5.         Documentary proof of age (for those below 21 years of age)
A self attested photocopy of any one of the following documents can be attached as a proof of Age/Date of Birth:-
(a)  Birth certificate
(b)  Class X marksheet
(c)  Passport;
(d)  PAN card;
(e)  Driving License;
(f)   Aadhar
6.         Documents for proof of residence
A self attested photocopy of any one of the following documents can be attached as a proof of ordinary residence:
(a)  Bank Pass Book with present address
(b)  Passport with present address;
(c)  Driving License with present address;
(d)  Latest rent agreement; or
(e)  Latest Water / Telephone / Electricity for present address, either in the name of the applicant or that of his / her immediate relations like parents, spouse etc; or
(f)   Any letter delivered through Indian Postal Department in the applicant's name at the address of present residence.
(g)  Bonafide / Service / residence Certificate as per format on http://afmcboyshostel.blogspot.in/ (check this page later)
Note: You can use an address proof document in the name of your parents, spouse etc. with whom you are staying. You would need to provide a proof of relationship in the form of Passport / Marriage Certificate etc.

7.         For Students in the Hostel only
A Student Declaration Form to be obtained from the Hostel Office and filled up as per specimen kept on the blog.  



Voter Registration : For those ALREADY HAVING VOTER ID CARD (from another city)

VOTING IS NOT JUST YOUR RIGHT ! IT IS THE SOLEMN DUTY OF EVERY CITIZEN!

All students are requested to visit the site http://registertovote.in/ for general information on the electoral process of registration to vote.

Instructions specific to our Hostel are going to be posted on this blog.
Please check periodically for updates.....

Voter Registration
For those ALREADY HAVING VOTER ID CARD (from another city)
Note : To vote in Pune, you still have to be registered locally . You will not get a new Voter I Card, instead your address will be updated in the electoral roll of Pune Cantt.
1.         Form 6 (to be filled up manually) : Obtain form from Hostel Office or download and print from
http://vote-easily.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/0/9/18092415/form-6-english.pdf
2.         Paste one photo at designated spot on the first page.
3.         Follow the sample filled in format available at http://afmcboyshostel.blogspot.in/
4.         In Part IV of the Form 6 , please enter your existing Voter ID Card No. and its date of issue. Also enter there, address as given on your existing Voter ID Card.  




5.         Documentary proof of age (for those below 21 years of age)
A self attested photocopy of any one of the following documents can be attached as a proof of Age/Date of Birth:-

(a)  Birth certificate
(b)  Class X marksheet
(c)  Passport;
(d)  PAN card;
(e)  Driving License;
(f)   Aadhar

6.         Documents for proof of residence
A self attested photocopy of any one of the following documents can be attached as a proof of ordinary residence:

(a)  Bank Pass Book with present address
(b)  Passport with present address;
(c)  Driving License with present address;
(d)  Latest rent agreement; or
(e)  Latest Water / Telephone / Electricity for present address, either in the name of the applicant or that of his / her immediate relations like parents, spouse etc; or
(f)   Any letter delivered through Indian Postal Department in the applicant's name at the address of present residence.
(g)  Bonafide / Service / residence Certificate as per format on “prayasclub.blogspot.in”

Note: You can use an address proof document in the name of your parents, spouse etc. with whom you are staying. You would need to provide a proof of relationship in the form of Passport / Marriage Certificate etc.

7.         For Students in the Hostel only

A Student Declaration Form to be obtained from the Hostel Office and filled up as per specimen kept there (and a sample posted here).