Ramesh Mohanty, 53, a person with disability survives on begging only. He was living with his wife and two sons happily in Salia Sahi slum of Bhubaneswar. Unfortunately, in 1999, he met an accident and lost one leg. This ill-fated accident not only made him physically challenged but separated him from the family; his wife and sons left him alone.

The local leadership of Salia Sahi arranged a small cottage for Ramesh in Maruti Vihar. Now, Ramesh has opted begging as profession and restarted his life alone. This lockdown caused severe crisis for him, he did not get any support, neither from the govt. nor from any other sources, and he was almost left to hunger. In between, the CYSD and Plan India relief team reached to him with a survival kit.

On receipt of the relief items, Ramesh delightfully said, “I am really grateful to CYSD & Plan India along with all volunteers engaged in this relief activities to bring a glimmer of hope among the poor and vulnerable people like me. I am surprised to see the level of volunteerism by carrying the ration to my home knowing my inability to take the load”.