India – Appreciation of Governor of Telangana for services of Bosco Seva Kendra

20 April 2020

(ANS - Hyderabad) - The "Bosco Seva Kendra" (BSK), the Planning and Development Office of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad (INH), has made extensive efforts to provide food and health care to migrant families from other Indian states and districts that are in great difficulty due to the Covid-19 pandemic. BSK also collaborated with the "Greater Hyderabad Muncipal Corporation", (GHMC), the Hyderabad municipal authority, providing protective masks, especially in the Serilingampally and Kukkatpally areas. GHMC expressed their appreciation for all the services offered in this period to counter the spread of Covid-19.

The work offered by the Salesian body was also noted by the Secretariat of the Governor of the State of Telangana. Deputy Raghu Prasad, secretary of the Governor of Telangana, learned about the services offered by Salesian organizations through social networks: reading a tweet by Rashanthi Vangeepuram, Vice Commissioner of GHMC.

Subsequently, Fr Bellamkonda Sudhakar, BSK Executive Director - together with Fr Sarath, his assistant, and Fr Gnanapraksam, Director of the Don Bosco Navajeevan Laboratory and Rehabilitation Center (DBNJ) in Ramanthapur - was sent to participate in the food distribution campaign organized by the Honorable Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana. In return, the Hyderabad "Don Bosco Network" delivered 2,500 masks sewn by DBNJ students to the Governor.

The Governor wished to express a heartfelt thanks to the Salesian organizations for the relief works carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the same time, the BSK expressed gratitude to both the Governor's Secretariat for promoting collaboration and the GHMC Vice Commissioner for facilitating the meeting with the Governor.

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