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Transit home to rehabilitate street urchins, rag pickers, child labourers

July 4, 2012
Mangalore, July 4: “With my parents fighting all the time, there was no peace at home. My father died a few years ago and my mother remarried. However, she too died. I and my younger sister were sent to our Uncle's home who took the best advantage of orphaned kids. My uncle sent me to differnt homes for house work and made good money. I taught my dream of being a doctor will remain a distant reality until I was resuced by Child Welfare Committee and enrolled to the transit home,” says Lakshmi.

The little girl, probably 12, had a tormented past and now seeks solace at the transit home which was inaugurated at Government High School Bejai in Mangalore on Tuesday.

Transit homes, an initiative by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in association with Prajna Counselling Centre was introduced to rehabilitate street urchins, rag pickers, child labourers and children addicted to drugs.

This home acts as a temporary stay and the children will be counselled to overcome the trauma they have faced. The children will be taught hygiene, discipline and most importantly their confidence will be boosted.

Once ready, these children will be rehabilitated permanently in a government residential school where they will be provided eduaction for free.

“Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan conducted a survey and identified 54 children who lived in miserable conditions. These children were admitted to Prajna Counselling Centre as the transit home was under construction. These children were counselled. Now almost a year, most of the children have overcome their trauma. Many show interest in studying and nurture big dreams,” said Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Assistant Coordinator Geetha at the inauguration of the new transit home building at Bejai.

She further revealed that 34 children have already been admitted in various residential schools and 20 will be rehabilitated in the Government residential school which is being constructed in Belthangady.

The transit home was inaugurated by DK ZP President Sahilaja Bhat, by lighting the lamps held by the children. “I hope that the intake of these children will reduce every year. No child should undergo the trauma, these children have faced,” said Bhat and congratulated Prajna Counselling Centre Director Hilda Rayappan for working with these children and giving them a new hope to live.

“I always wanted to study but my parents stopped my eduaction so that I could baby-sit by younger sister. No one cared for my basic needs. Many a times, I craved for a good meal. In transit home, I am given a good meal and even non veg food once a week,” says Prashanth from Marakadda.

“I never knew that I am supposed to brush my teeth. Today I have my very own tooth brush, paste, soap and more importantly people who care for me,” he innocently adds.

He reveals that he has now learnt to read, write and loves all the activities the caretakers of transit homes organise for the inmates.

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May 2,2020

Bengaluru, May 2: JDS leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy accused the Mandya district administration of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the district and not quarantining 7,000 labourers who arrived here from Mumbai.

"As we know that 16,000 labourers from Mandya were working in Mumbai, out of which 7,000 people have arrived in the district. However, none of them was quarantined properly which is a violation of COVID-19 lockdown," Kumaraswamy told reporters here on Friday.

He claimed the district administration has shown "gross negligence" in their duty in following the procedure of COVID-19 as "one COVID-19 patient's dead body which was brought here from Mumbai has led to more cases in the district and those who accompanied the body have also tested positive for the virus."

Kumaraswamy appealed to the state government to strictly maintain lockdown norms and do not allow any relaxations in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases, stating that "any kind of relaxation could lead to a huge disaster."

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May 13,2020

Belagavi, 13: In a shocking development, Karnataka has reported its first COVID-19 relapse with a 50-year-old Tablighi Jamaat convention attendee in Belagavi testing positive days after being discharged.

The State health officials confirmed that P-298 from Kudachi, who had recovered and was discharged, has suffered a relapse. He has been re-admitted to a designated hospital in Belagavi.

The patient was initially admitted on April 15 and recovered, testing negative twice on April 30 and May 1. The tests were done at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Bengaluru, and the National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM), Belagavi.

Despite recovering, his treatment continued in the ICU for other comorbidities, especially cardiac issues. He was discharged on May 4 and quarantined at an institutional facility in Kudachi.

However, he developed symptoms again and was tested for COVID-19 again on May 5 at NITM, Belagavi. The result came back positive. He was re-admitted to a hospital, and on May 6 a second test was done at the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences. Again, he tested positive.

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February 3,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 3: The Karnataka government on Monday ordered high alert across border districts after neighbouring Kerala reported the second confirmed case of dreaded n-CoV Coronavirus. District administrations in Kodagu, Mangaluru, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru that share boundary with Kerala have been put on high alert over the movement of people with suspected cases.

In a statement released on Monday, the Health and Family welfare department said that these districts have been directed to immediately report to the State Surveillance Unit (SSU) if they come across any suspected cases of people infected with Coronavirus.

Currently, about 51 people who returned from Coronavirus-affected regions have been identified and 46 are under home isolation across Karnataka. So far, 44 samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for analysis and out of which 29 samples have revealed negative results. Yet, the state government has put in all possible measures to check the spread of the virus in any part of the state.

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