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Kochi: The Ayurvedic eye hospital and research centre ‘Sreedhareeyam’ launched its first ‘over the counter’ eye protector drops ‘Sunetra’. It will be available all over Kerala within the next few months and within a year Sunethra would be launched in all major South Indian cities.
‘Sreedhareeyam’ Chief Physician N P P Namboothiri said that over nine crore rupees has been invested in the production of this product and it has a production capacity of over 100,000 droppers a day. Rated at Rs 60 per bottle, the ‘Sunetra’ eye drops will be available for all age groups from kids to adults and aged patients. The eye drops can also be used daily to prevent diseases and to protect the eyes from every day strains and conditions like ‘dry eye syndrome’, common among computer professionals who spend long hours in front of the monitor.
Managed by the famous ‘Nelliakattu Mana’ family, which takes credit to many well acclaimed Ayurvedic physicians, Sreedharayeem hospital is a name to reckon with in the treatment of all eye ailments. This 260-bed hospital has come to the aid of countless patients, by treating ailments that were even beyond the scope of modern medicine.
Various serious disease conditions like diabetic Retinopathy, Retinitis Pigmentosa Galucoma, and Cataract among others are treated in the hospital successfully. The expected turnover of the hospital group for the next year is over Rs. 30 crore and the launching of Sunethra eye drops, would certainly give further impetus to the future goals of the organization.
Kochi, May 5
Taking in to count the increasing cases of elephant fury in the state, Zachariah Mathew MD of Mumbai based Senzo Engineering has come up with a new device to rein jumbos. This innovative device is in the form of a nylon belt which has a remote control that can lock the legs of the elephant by the press of a button.
It is known that elephant getting violent is not an unusual scene for people of Kerala. This elephant fury has claimed many lives and huge loss of property so far. To make sure this series of elephant violence doesn’t continues so widely, Zachariah Mathew invented this unique device. The device will be placed at two sides of the elephant, with one of its legs connected to a belt. In case of animal turning violent the mammoth can activate the device with the help of the remote control.
As the remote is triggered the belt gets tightened around the legs of the elephant making it unable to move ahead. This visionary gadget can be operated from a distance of about 75 feet from the elephant. The new founding is still waiting for the day when it finally gets tested on the real jumbos.
Ahmedabad: In an innovative attempt to attract more domestic tourists to Kerala, the tourism department is planning to organize road shows in different parts of the country. The road show that started late last month was started from Ahmedabad, which will later move to Baroda and Pune. If offers a unique opportunity for the business fraternity to work in tandem with their counter parts in Kerala to promote responsible and sustainable tourism.
It is heartening to note that with the introduction of many long distance trains, Kerala is well connected with all parts of India including the western states, which has considerably improved the tourist inflow from these parts of the country. Compared to the vibrant International tourism segment, domestic tourism market remains virtually untapped. While the foreign tourists recorded a healthy growth of 20.37% over the previous years, the domestic tourist arrivals showed only a marginal increase of 5.92%.
In a bid to woo the domestic travelers, the conventional off season of April-September is being promoted as the dream season, which would offer an excellent opportunity for domestic travelers to savor a slice of the best of Kerala.
Kerala Travel Mart, the biennial event showcasing the finest attractions of Kerala, is the only tourism market in India that displays the various tourism related products and services of Kerala. Kochi will be hosting the next travel mart in September, which brings together both private and public sector undertakings in the tourism sector.
