Past couple of days have seen an increasing panic in Delhi, capital city of India, regarding Swine Flu. While some concerns are justified, awareness of the illness is more important than going into a panic mode. At the same time, casual attitude towards basic Flu symptoms and self medication is definitely not recommended in this environment.

What is Swine Flu?
Well, to cut a long story short, it is like any other Flu (common cold) that you get. The big difference is that since the virus has originated from bird and animals, we as human beings do not have any immunity to fight against it. The best part of any viral Flu is that it is self limiting i.e. it runs its course for 7 days and goes off on its own (like our normal cold).

What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
Again the symptoms are very similar to any other Flu

1. Fever
2. Running nose
3. Sore throat
4. Body ache / Head ache
5. Sometimes, Diarrhoea or Vomiting

What should you be doing in doubt of Swine Flu?

1. First, it is important to note that since the symptoms are not very distinct from a normal Flu (common cold), you should take your illness a bit more seriously.
2. If you get even a mild case of  fever with cough and cold – do not go to any public places (including office, school etc). Restrict yourself to your home. This will help prevent spread of the virus.
3. Go to the doctor for treatment – Do not self medicate yourself by taking some pain killers or cold medicines.
4. If your symptoms are persistent or worsen, go to a Government Hospital to get yourself checked. This is especially true if you run a very high fever, your sore throat becomes worse or you have severe body ache.
5. Everyone should use extra hygienic care in terms of using proper soaps and using clean towels etc.

Is Swine Flu deadly?
Not really. As in any other cases of Flu, it is not deadly. The difference is that it can create complications especially in your respiratory tract (lungs), which can lead to severe problems if not treated early.

What is being said in the media about Swine Flu??
Please remember that one case of death we have had is an aberration and not a rule. But at the same time, we need to participate in being aware, and ensuring that we are not responsible for spreading the virus. Media will tend to report all possible news but we should use our own judgment for acting on such news.  I hope by giving you the above information, we have been able to bring some sense to this chaos.

PS:  The above information is just to bring awareness to you and as per my knowledge. If you need more specific information, please consult your physician.

In 1997 when new District Gautam Budh Nagar was declared, Dadri & bisrakh went to Gautam Budh Nagar.

Ghaziabad is famous as a Industrial City. With progress of Industries the population of the city went on increasing. In 1972 Total population of Ghaziabad District was 13 Lacs 56 thousand. It was increased to 18 Lacs 43 thousand in 1981. In 1991 population went upto 22 Lacs and now in the year 2000 it is approx. 30 Lacs. 12 Lacs live within the Mahanagr (Municipal Corporation Limit) Length of Ghaziabad 72 K.m. Total area of Ghaziabad is 2590 Square meters.

Ghaziabad is one of the best agricultural district.

If we don’t mention the name of Historical Sidh Peeth Dudheshwar Nath Math Mandir of Ghaziabad it will be a great error. Rishi Vishveshar, the father of RAVNA (Ramayan) used to worship Lord Shiva at this temple. Later on Chattarpati Shiva Ji (Maharashtra) rebuilt this historical temple and performed “Pooja”. History of 550 years is wriiten on the walls of this temple.

Ghaziabad is an industrial city, with manufactures in railway coaches, diesel engines, electroplating, bicycles, tapestries, glassware, pottery, vegetable oil, paint and varnish, heavy chains, and typewriter ribbons. It is on the Delhi-Kanpur railroad, and many workers commute to New Delhi from there.

District Bhiwani came into existence on July 22nd, 1972. It is situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. North latitude and 75.26 deg. & 76.28 deg. East longitude. The total population is of approximate 170500. The main town of the district are Charkhi Dadri, Loharu, Bawani Khera and Tosham. The District has total of 442 villages in approximate area of 5000 sq. kms. District receives only 400 – 425 mm of rainfall.

Being the city of temples its also known as ‘Chota Kashi’. The name of city had been mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari. Earlier the name of city was Bhani (Name of Rajput King’s Wife Bhani), which changed to Bhiyani and subsequently to Bhiwani. One of its important cities Dadri was founded by the son of Legendary Rajput King Prithvi Raj Chauhan. District Bhiwani is connected to Rohtak, Delhi, Pilani, Jaipur, Hissar, Sirsa, Chandigarh by road. And by rail it is connected to Delhi, Mathura, Malda Town, Jaipur, Ferozpur, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Hissar.

It is the main center of regional politics and hometown to three Chief Minister’s of Haryana namely Choudhary Bansi Lal, Babu Banarasi Dass Gupta, and Shri Hukum Chand. Late Shri Naki Ram Sharma, Pt. UmaDutt Sharma, Pt. Ram Kumar, Seth Gokhal Chand Arya, Lala Ram Chandra Vith, Lala Noon Karan ji sore wale, Dr. Diwani Chand, Lala Mela Ram Moda are some of the known freedom fighters of the District who took part in 1922 Bardoli Satyagraha. This is mainly an agricultural district. Bhiwani had given so many brave soldiers to our country during the different battles and known as City of War Heroes.

Young people of this district actively represent the Haryana at the National and International level sports. From educational point of view Bhiwani has top most textile research institute of country named The Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, established by the Birla Group besides it Board of School Education Haryana (Shikhsa Board) is also situated in the city.

If you know more about Bhiwani district kindly mention it through comments.