Eco-friendly rakhi in support of farmers
The Hindu
Women tie rakhis made of wheat and rice on farmers
Women activists of the Telangana Rythu Sangham celebrated Raksha Bandhan in a novel way by tying rakhis made of wheat, rice and other food grains, on several progressive farmers at a ceremony held at Wyra town on Sunday. The Rythu Sangham district committee organised the programme as a symbolic gesture to express solidarity with the farmers’ movement at the national level against the Centre’s three farm laws and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, sources said. Women members of the Rythu Sangham prepared rakhis with food grains and cotton in an eco-friendly way. They tied the rakhis to a host of progressive farmers from various parts of the mandal during the ceremony at Bodepudi Venkateshwara Rao Bhavan.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.











