Vyomithram project ailing due to shortage of medicines, funds
The Hindu
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The Kerala Social Security Mission project Vayomithram, which benefited people above 65, has come to a standstill following a shortage of medicines and no government orders to restart the mobile clinics.
The project was implemented to provide health care and support to elderly people residing within the limits of corporations, municipalities, and a few block panchayats in the State. Free medicines, mobile clinics, palliative care, counselling, and help desk service were provided under the project.
The initiative had received huge support and more than 2 lakh registered people benefited from the project.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.