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Thursday, Nov 24, 2005

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BMP aid for special children

Staff Reporter

Mayor presents cash award of Rs. 10,000 to meritorious students

FOR A CAUSE: Mayor R. Narayanaswamy (right) with mentally challenged children at the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike office in Bangalore on Wednesday. — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

BANGALORE: The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) has come forward to help the cause of mentally challenged children. The outgoing Mayor, R. Narayanaswamy, on Wednesday presented cheques of Rs. 25,000 each to 16 schools for the mentally challenged.

The institutions that received the aid include Matrushri Manovikas Kendra, Navachetana Trust, Asha Deepa, Welfare Association for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Amulya Day Care centre, The Association for the Mentally Challenged, Jarism Special Home and School for the Handicapped, Manonandana Trust, Nivedana Trust, Vijaynagara Aangavikala Kalyana Sangha, Shrusti Special Academy, Aruna Chetana, Spastics Society of Karnataka, The Richmond Fellowship Society and Bala Manovikasa Kendra.

The Mayor presented scholarships to meritorious students of BMP schools, who have passed out this year.

Ten toppers were given cheques of Rs. 10,000 each.

Later, the Mayor told presspersons that there is no delay in the disbursement of scholarships to meritorious students and aid to mentally challenged students.

Pointing out that the BMP had taken up repair of roads that have been damaged during the recent rains on war footing, the Mayor said work had slowed down because of rains in the last two days.

The Mayor said the State Government had released Rs. 30 crores to the BMP for taking up emergency flood relief work in the city.

"We will resume work once the rain stops and all damaged roads will be repaired at a cost of Rs. 120 crores," he added. Deputy Mayor N. Shantakumari, Opposition Leader in the BMP Council B.R. Nanjundappa, and BJP Floor Leader B.M. Mangala were present.

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