'Sai Gramam' project opened

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'Sai Gramam' project opened

Newindexpress. com (Kerala)

Tuesday November 2 2004 14:34 IST

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor R.L.Bhatia on Monday inaugurated the 'Sai

Gramam' project at a function held at Tagore Theatre as part of the annual day

celebrations of the Sree Satya Sai Orphanage Trust here.

 

The Sai Gramam is located at Pandavan Para near Thonnakkal in the district

on a 50-acre plot.

 

The Gramam will have a church, a mosque and a temple at the entrance. 'Sai

Narayanalayam' at the Gramam would provide free food for the needy

round-the-clock. 'Sayoojyam', forming part of the project, would provide

shelter to 100 aged destitute women.

 

Other institutions which would form part of the Gramam include 'Sai

Niketan' providing shelter to around 300 orphans, 'Swanthanam' providing care

and protection to 100 mentally challenged children, 'Sayanham' providing

shelter to Alzhimers patients, 'Saketham' providing shelter to aged destitute

men and 'Saphalyam' providing job training for 1,000 unemployed youth.

 

The other objectives of the project include mulberry cultivation, placement

service, a garden of rare medicinal plants, integrated medical and research

centre providing treatment in all streams of medicine and telemedicine linking

major hospitals.

 

Sri Satya Sai Orphanage Trust vice-chairperson Dr.M.Subadra Nair, former

Excise Commissioner and trust advisory committee chairperson J.Lalithambika,

Trust chairman and Ombudsman Justice K.P.Radhakrishana Menon, Sri Sathya Sai

Seva Sangatana State president E.Mukundan, Canara Bank DGM K.Gopalakrishnan,

Trust executive director Ananda Kumar and Ramesh Menon of Hindustan Lever

attended the inaugural function.

 

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