Pandemic orphaned 530 children in Belagavi district

The epidemic has orphaned 530 children in Belagavi district. A preliminary survey of families affected by COVID-19 has revealed that 530 children have lost at least one parent in the first or the seco

The epidemic has orphaned 530 children in Belagavi district. A preliminary survey of families affected by COVID-19 has revealed that 530 children have lost at least one parent in the first or the second wave of the epidemic. As many as 17 of them are children of single parents, with one parent having dead before the epidemic. A total of 511 have lost their single parent to the virus. The final report of the survey is expected on Saturday. It may be submitted to the State government by Monday next, an officer said. Officers maintain that none of the children has been shifted to government child care homes or hostels.