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CRI, Hyderabad, 8 May 2020: The CRI (Conference of Religious India, Telangana Region), presented 20,000 masks to Sri Etela Rajendra the honourable minister for health, Government of Telangana, in the presence of Sri B Venkateshwarlu MLC, Chief WHIP, Government of Telangana, and Sri G. Ranjith Reddy M.P., represented by its president, Fr Thathireddy Vijaya Bhaskar sdb with the Executive body members of CRI, Fr Stanislaus, Sr Alphonsa, Sr Suman, Fr Sudhakar, along with Mr Gopu Bala Reddy – President of Telangana Catholic Association and Sr Pushpa Leela. These masks were made by many sisters in their convents and orphans at skill training centres.
The CRI is part of the Catholic Church, comprising of brothers, priests and nuns who offer services in key areas of health care, education and social service through numerous institutions such as, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, colleges, universities, social work centres, etc. The CRI is actively involved in Covid-19 relief work all across Telangana, providing food, dry ration, health and hygiene kits, masks, etc., to the poor, the migrants, tribals, the street chidlren, orphans and the daily wage workers.
Until now, the CRI has distributed: 57,080 Masks; 23,080 Sanitizers; provided food for 1,15,674 persons, distributed ration, and hygiene kits to 35,542 families.
Bosco Seva Kendra – Don Bosco
Bosco Seva Kendra is a social service centre of the Don Bosco network of Institutions. Fr Bellamkonda Sudhakar, the executive Director, BSK presented a briefing on the different activities and Covid-19 relief services carried out by Bosco Seva Kendra to the minister. It has reached out to 30,130 beneficiaries providing food, nutrition, health, hygiene and safety kits in collaboration with like-minded organizations and individuals in the state of Telangana.
The ATRCRI President Fr Tahthireddy Vijaya Bahskar thanked the health minister for giving his time and for accepting this small gift and for appreciating the relentless work done by the Catholic Church and the Religious. He too thanked Mr Gopu Bala Reddy for facilitating the meeting with the health minister of Telangana.
