Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Nov 3: Karunamaya senior citizens home in Marnamikatte for suffering, displaced men and elderly completed four years.

It is unfortunate that shelterless people and the elderly come to the streets as cities grow. Karunamaya was started to provide shelter, take interest in them, provide food and medicine and take care of them. Elias Coelho and his team indulged in the progress of these elderly people day and night.

The senior citizens home with 25 beds is in Shervin compound, Marnamikatte. More than 70 people have recovered here. Several of them have returned home.

As there are space constraints here, another home facility with 50 beds is coming up in Permanki, Ulayibettu as a result of generous donation by Antony D'Souza. It will be inaugurated and blessed by the new Bishop of Mangaluru, Dr Peter Paul Saldanha on November 7 at 10.30 am. Permanki church parish priest Fr Louis Cutinha and Kulshekar church parish priest Fr Victor Machado will be guests of honour. Karnataka state minister of housing U T Khader, Dr Bharath Shetty MLA, Surathkal, former MLA J R Lobo, Vasanth Kumar, president Ulayibettu gram panchayat will take part in the function.

Walter Nandalike, Daijiworld, Anil Lobo, MCC bank president, Dr Shailesh Kumar, orthopedic surgeon, Elias Sanctis, entrepreneur and elite will be present.