CASE STUDY ON PUNJAB-FOOD BASKET TO DISEASE BASKET. (PLEASE GIVE ME THE ANSWER IT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION)
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Since 2003, Dr. Singh has been here, working with fellow health professionals at the center, offering therapeutic treatment to a growing number of young children from local areas born with health and mental disabilities.“We are providing occupational therapy, speech therapy, yoga and osteopathy. Every type of therapy. We are also visiting villages, checking them free of cost and training the parents how to deal with these kids," continues Dr. Singh.He set up the center in response to growing concerns about the severity of illnesses that he was witnessing in his community, those affecting children, particularly.A surge in the number of children brought to the center hints at an alarming trend.Bordering Pakistan in the far northwest of India, Punjab has become the country’s most important agricultural region. The green revolution of the 1960s saw great technological advancements and modern farming practices expand, allowing Punjab to become the nation’s leader in production of commodities like rice, wheat, and varied general produce.Booming production saw India rise to become the world’s second largest producer and exporter of cotton, two thirds of which is grown in the Punjab region.These 50 years of increased productivity, however, are thought to have been fueled by the excessive use of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides. The presumed result is of a slow accumulation of toxins within the water, soil, food—and ultimately, people—of the region.