SHAS­TRI BOODAN

Na­tion­als should use every op­por­tu­ni­ty to keep lifestyle dis­eases down, says Rudranath In­dars­ingh, Cou­va South MP.He was speak­ing at the cer­e­mo­ny to turn on the lights at the Mil­ton Recre­ation Ground, Cou­va, last week.In­dars­ingh said dis­eases such as di­a­betes and heart-re­lat­ed prob­lems are on the rise be­cause a large sec­tion of the com­mu­ni­ty fail to ex­er­cise ad­e­quate­ly and fol­low a healthy di­et. He urged peo­ple to use the well lit grounds at night to ex­er­cise and bond with their fam­i­lies.

Nicole Ro­driguez-Eligon, di­rec­tor of com­mu­ni­ca­tions at the Min­istry of Pub­lic Util­i­ties, who de­liv­ered the ad­dress of Min­is­ter of Pub­lic Util­i­ties Nizam, Baksh, said stud­ies in the Unit­ed States show ar­eas with a low lev­el of phys­i­cal ac­tiv­i­ties have high­er rates of crime.