In Vizag, destitute man gets help after ‘The Hindu’ photo goes viral

The photograph clicked by K.R. Deepak showed a middle-aged destitute person trying to drag himself across the road near the Asilmetta junction in search of food.

March 27, 2020 11:14 pm | Updated March 28, 2020 02:53 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM

A mentally challenged destitute person drags himself across the road in Visakhapatnam. (Right) GVMC team rescuing the person.

A mentally challenged destitute person drags himself across the road in Visakhapatnam. (Right) GVMC team rescuing the person.

At a time when the entire State machinery is engaged in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) has risen to the occasion to take care of a destitute person, thanks to the photograph clicked by The Hindu photographer that has gone viral on Twitter and Instagram.

The photograph clicked by K.R. Deepak on Thursday showed a middle-aged destitute person, who is followed by a stray dog, trying to drag himself across the road near the Asilmetta junction in search of food.

The photograph caught the attention of MEPMA Mission Director G.S. Naveen Kumar, who immediately alerted Y. Srinivasa Rao, MEPMA Project Director, GVMC, and V. Nagaraju, District Mission Coordinator.

Shifted to ward

The MEPMA team rushed to the spot by evening and provided him food and clothing. “Since the man is suffering from cold, we have shifted him to the COVID-19 isolation ward in the Government Hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases for treatment and clinical test,” said Dr. Srinivasa Rao.

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