NGO to build, repair 6,000 homes in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6: With an aim to rebuild Kerala, devastated by unprecedented floods in August, NGO Habitat for Humanity India would build and repair 6,000 homes of those affected by the deluge.
The initiative is being taken up by the NGO as part of the second second edition of Jacqueline Builds - a unique campaign featuring Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez.
The second edition to be held in December this year, would focus on rebuilding homes that were fully or partially damaged by the deluge, a press release said.
The campaign would have Jacqueline Fernandez visiting few flood-affected areas in Kerala and volunteering to construct and repair flood-affected homes.
She would also urge her fans to come together to rebuild Kerala, the release added.
The Habitat for Humanity India is actively involved in the relief operations in response to the floods and landslides in Kerala.
In the first phase of the relief operations, the organisation provided First Responders' Kit, humanitarian aid Kit and bottled drinking water to 93,889 families.
In the second and third phase, it would construct and repair homes for 6000 flood-affected families in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad districts and rehabilitate them.
The release quoting her said, "The recent flood in Kerala has severely affected thousands of families and damaged homes.
This is the time when the people in Kerala need our whole-hearted support to bring life back on track.
That's the reason why, I will be coming to Kerala reconstruct homes, rebuild lives. I am looking forward to meeting people in Kerala and work with the volunteers in Kerala."
Previously with Jacqueline Builds, she helped us in reaching out to celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan to help flood-affected families in Tamil Nadu.
Based on the detailed field assessments, 8 severely affected districts have been identified for immediate and future interventions, said Managing Director of Habitat for Humanity India, Rajan Samuel.
As many as 491 people have lost lives in the state since the onset of the monsoon on May 28.
The Jacqueline Builds campaign played a key role during the relief and rehabilitation process after the flood in Tamil Nadu in 2016.
Jacqueline travelled to Tamil Nadu to volunteer her service to the cause of rebuilding homes of the flood-affected people.
Habitat for Humanity India built and repaired 671 homes, constructed 356 sanitation units and distributed about 7,000 humanitarian aid kits containing items such as tarpaulin sheet, nylon rope, water filter and a personal hygiene kit in Tamil Nadu.
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Eight people, including four minor boys, held in Sikkim for rape of 13-year-old girl
Gangtok: Police have arrested eight people, including four minors and a woman in Gyalshing district on Sunday, for involvement in a case of sexual harassment and also rape of a 13-year-old girl.
A case was filed and eight people were arrested after the Child Welfare Committee gave a complaint to the police on Friday regarding the matter. Police have registered the case under various sections of the BNS and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police officers have said that the Committee was informed by the girl’s school about her situation. The girl revealed during counseling that a woman in her locality had been asking her for help in domestic work. She also informed the police that the woman had forced her to have sex with her husband as well as two other men in exchange for money. Additionally the victim told the counselor that four boys had sexually assaulted her over the last one year.
Police have arrested the woman, her husband and the two men and also taken the four minors into custody based on the statement of the girl.
It is learned that the girl is receiving counseling and medical treatment under the care of the Child Welfare Committee.
Further investigation is underway.
