District Collector Amrut Rituraj called on three siblings who were rendered orphan at Sasana village under Nimapur panchayat of Pattamundai block. The hapless children, whose parents died recently after reeling under Covid-19, are living with their relative. The Collector disbursed Rs 1,500 each to the three siblings as three months’ Madhubabu pension and also assured to provide all the Government benefits under the PM Care.
He interacted with the trio and inquired about their studies and directed the BDO of Pattamundai to ensure these three orphan siblings get admission in an English medium school. Pattamundai BDO Bharat Chandra Parida, District Social Security Officer-cum- District Child Protection Officer Pravas Chandra Das, along with Tehsildar Bholanath Sethy also accompanied the district Collector to the trio siblings’ house.
According to BDO Parida, Kishore Rath (43) of Chandiagadi village under Aul block was staying with his wife and three minor children at Bengaluru. But the second wave of Covid-19 ravaged the family all at once.
Kishore and his 38-year-old wife Supriya were infected and the duo died while under treatment one after another. Within a gap of two days, the three siblings, including 13-year- old Saipriya, 10-year-old girl Subhapriya and seven-year-old Subha Sudipta became orphan.