n A newborn girl, who was rescued from a drain near the Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Balangir district on March 7 this year, has been adopted by a couple from Bengaluru.
The baby will be raised by the couple in Bengaluru eight months after abandonment by her biological parents.
Balangir Collector Chanchal Rana handed over the infant to the childless couple, who had applied for adoption of the baby online.The newborn, who had been found abandoned in the drain at Tulasi Nagar, was rescued by locals and taken to the nearby Ayurvedic hospital for primary treatment.
Later, Childline members admitted her to the Bhima Bhoi Medical College Hospital here.
The baby was under care and custody of the Child Welfare Committee after her discharge from the hospital. As she was rescued from Tulasi Nagar, she was named as ‘Tulasi’.
Eight months after her rescue, the baby finally got her new parents in Bengaluru. The couple, who has no children even after 16 years of marriage, has been overwhelmed by adopting the baby girl as their daughter.