Media Release by Bellary Diocese
Bellary, Oct 20: A truck load of relief material worth over three lakhs was presented by the Mangalore diocese to the worst flood-affected people of Bellary diocese at the Bishop’s House here on Tuesday, October 20.
The material collected from the philanthropists of Mangalore under the leadership of noted leader Roy Castelino and social activists was handed over to the director of the Bellary Diocesan Development Society director Fr Paul Raj in the presence of the bishop of Bellary Henry D’Souza.
The relief material included a large quantity of school books, sleeping mats, bedsheets, readymade clothes for men and women, kerosene stoves, buckets and food material such as rice, sugar, cereals and biscuits.
Bishop Henry D’Souza thanked the donors, the organizers and the diocese of Mangalore for their “Compassionate gesture and good will in the hour of tragedy”.
The team which travelled with the material included Roy Castelino, Stany Alvares, Naveen Lobo, Denny Castelino, Seema Alvares, Radhika Castelino and Salomi Alvares.
All the three districts namely Bellary, Koppal and Raichur of Bellary diocese have been badly affected by the incessant rains and unprecedented floods that marooned the areas in the first week of October.
The loss of life and property in Bellary Diocese is as follows. In all 75 lives were lost, 5,51,934 people of 1,296 villages affected and 1,18,833 houses including 600 Catholic houses destroyed. The relief is being distributed to 3,500 families and in all 11 medical camps are being held.