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Express Tribune
3 days ago
- General
- Express Tribune
From flood shelter to ray of hope: GGPS Chanri remains resilient
A woman, who is a flood victim, looks after children while taking refuge at a relief camp following rains and floods during the monsoon season, in Sehwan, Pakistan September 9, 2022. REUTERS In the aftermath of the devastating 2024 floods that swept away homes and halted education across Badin, Government Girls Primary School (GGPS) Chanri has emerged as a symbol of resilience. The GGPS Chanri, once ill-equipped to handle repeated disasters, has been transformed into a safe space for learning and shelter through UK support under the BRAVE (Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability in Emergencies) programme. The 2024 floods were not the first to batter Chanri village. Each time disaster struck, families sought refuge in the school, with up to 175 people crammed into its limited space but conditions were dire. "There were no toilets, no clean water, no lights," recalled a teacher and activist Faheem Ali Memon. "Women and children suffered the most." That reality has now changed. Through the BRAVE programme, implemented with Concern Worldwide and the SAMI Foundation, the school has been upgraded with functioning toilets, handwashing stations, and a hand pump for clean drinking water. A five KW solar power system keeps lights and fans running even during outages, allowing families to stay cool, safe, and connected in emergencies. These improvements have gone beyond disaster response as they have revitalised education. Hygiene sessions led by the school's Hygiene Club are instilling healthy practices in children, who in turn share them with their families. Enrollment has risen by 20 per cent, with more girls attending regularly. "This support has brought back our dignity," said Mairaj, a local elder. "Now, when floods come, our women and children have a clean, private place to stay. It is more than a shelter- it gives us strength." This year's monsoon rains continue to threaten communities across the country, but BRAVE remains active, supporting vulnerable areas and standing ready to mobilise a national-level response if disaster strikes again. APP
Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Bhavtegh gets into final contention alongside Mairaj, Ganemat at Lonato WC
Lonato , Bhavtegh Singh Gill fired two perfect rounds of 25 to bring himself into finals contention alongside senior pro Mairaj Ahmad Khan after both finished with identical scores of 98, following four qualifying rounds of the men's skeet competition at the ISSF World Cup here. Bhavtegh gets into final contention alongside Mairaj, Ganemat at Lonato WC In women's skeet, Ganemat Sekhon also remained in strong contention with rounds of 24 each, giving her a tally of 96 and the eighth spot provisionally. Ganemat began her qualifying rounds at the Trap Concaverde on Monday, in 10th spot overnight. She missed one target each in the two rounds scheduled, to rise up to eighth at the end of day two. However, she is tied on the same score with a group of six contenders, including Sweden's Victoria Larsson, who is holding the sixth and final qualifying spot at the moment. Two other Indians in the fray, Olympians Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon, shot rounds of 22, 25 and 24, 24 to end in 27th and 28th spots with tallies of 96 and 93 respectively. USA's Dania Jo Vizzi leads the field with a score of 98. In men's skeet, Bhavtegh was flawless to register three 25-rounds out of four so far and grabbed the 12th spot provisionally. Olympian Mairaj produced a similar effort from day one to take the 15th position in the field of 176. Four men have fired perfect 100s till now and six have missed just one target so far. Bhavtegh and Mairaj find themselves in a pack of 16 with a tally of 98 and the fight for the top six on Tuesday is sure to be intense. Paris Olympian Anant Jeet Singh Naruka looked out of contention at this stage with a tally of 95. The final qualifying round will play out on Tuesday ahead of the both the women's and men's final. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
India Gazette
24-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Ganemat Sekhon top Second Shotgun National Trials
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon finished on top in the skeet finals of the Second Shotgun National Trials, held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Mairaj shot 55 in the finals, edging out Paris Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka, who shot 54, by a single shot. Ganemat also secured victory by a one-shot margin, finishing with 53 ahead of Maheshwari Chauhan's 52. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished third in the men's and women's categories, respectively. In the final two rounds of qualification, Bhavtegh Singh Gill shot 22 and 24 to add to his 73 from yesterday, qualifying in first place. Mairaj totaled 118, while Smit Singh with 117, Angad with 116, and Anantjeet with 115 completed the top six qualifiers. In the women's category, Ganemat topped the qualification round with 114 shots, followed closely by Maheshwari with 113. Parinaaz also shot 113, while Oshmi Shrivas, Darshana Rathore, and Mansi Raghuwanshi rounded out the top six with scores of 108, 107 (SO-3), and 107 (SO-2), respectively. A separate selection trial was not conducted for junior athletes; as a result, Oshmi and Mansi were also placed first and second in the junior category with the same scores. Agrima Kanwar placed third with a score of 104. In the Men's Junior category, Yuvaan finished on top with a score of 110, while Yashwardhan Singh Rajawat and Anjaneya Singh Mandawa finished second and third with scores of 108 and 106, respectively. The Selection Committee will consider the scores from the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, for junior athletes participating in that event, as Selection Trials 2 coincides with it. Scores of such shooters will not be marked as 'zero.'(ANI)
