
VISWAS to restart free mid-day meal
The Hindu
Service aimed at helping persons reaching Palakkad Civil Station and neighbouring courts
The Victims Information, Sensitisation, Welfare and Assistance Society (VISWAS), an altruistic body that works for the welfare of the victims of crimes and various other excesses, completed its food distribution drive on Wednesday. The VISWAS distributed more than 7,000 food packets to the poor in the municipality and neighbouring panchayats during the lockdown. “We could reach out to the needy in Kalpathy, Puthur, and Sundaram Colony in Palakkad municipality, and some places in Mathur and Pirayiri grama panchayats,” said VISWAS secretary P. Prem Nath.
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