Udupi, Aug 17: Minister for Women and Child Development, Jaimala, held a meeting with the officers of various departments at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Thursday.
She sought information about the damage done by heavy rain in the past few days in the district. She also interacted on the measures to be taken in areas affected by floods in the district.
The minister directed the officers to give priority to the safety of school children during monsoon.
Inspection
Jaimala also visited the anganwadi at Kadiyali and interacted with children and the anganwadi assistant. She tasted the sprouted vegetables and creamy milk being given to the children at the anganwadi.
She also checked the children-friendly toilet facilities there and the outer premises of the anganwadi.
Later, she visited an anganwadi at Kodankur which has nine children. The anganwadi worker and assistant were present on their duties. She checked the external premises there. She said that a water tank was needed for the anganwadi. She spoke to the people who had come to the anganwadi and collected information about its activities.
Later, Jaimala visited the State Women’s Home, which has 61 inmates. She inspected the work of the women at the fruit processing unit and incense stick making unit at the State Home.
She spoke to the inmates and sought details of their background. She urged the inmates to take interest in horticulture and make use of the library facility in their premises and also to give importance to their health through Yoga.
She urged the supervisors at the Home to treat the inmates kindly. She pointed out that the rice should be supplied there according to the strength of the inmates in the Home.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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Close schools for somedays and check fitness off all school vehicles
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