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MARGAO
Apparently moved by the plight of the homeless in the commercial capital, members of the Mother Teresa Foundation distributed lunch packets to the needy near the Margao Municipal Council Garden on Monday as the Janata Curfew entered the second day today.
Many a good samaritan also contributed in their own way to the helpless, as they served the homeless and the infirm with biscuits and dry food.
Many a homeless and the infirm had to go without food, especially lunch, on Sunday as the city along with the rest of the country observed Janata Curfew at the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aware of the plight of these homeless people comprising coolies, loaders, rag pickers, beggars etc, the Mother Teresa Foundation moved in on Monday to provide succor to these hapless people.
A van brought lunch for these people which was distributed by members of the Mother Teresa Foundation near the MMC garden.
In the evening, a good samaritan was seen distributing biscuits around the garden in view of the closure of the shops and establishments across the commercial capital.
These coolies and rag pickers have no shelter of their own as they make the city’s open spaces, footpaths and pavements as their make-shift accommodation.
In fact, on the second day of the Janata Curfew, these people had nowhere to go, but spent their time taking a nap on the benches of the MMC garden or on the pavements of the New Market and the
Gandhi Market.
