84 Pak refugees rescued in Kankrej

TNN | Apr 22, 2020, 04:19 IST

They have been working in the farm of Terivada deputy sarpanch

Palanpur: With lockdown in force, as many as 84 people belonging to 12 families of Hindu refugees from Pakistan have been stranded in Terivada village of Kankrej taluka in Banaskantha. Collector of Banaskantha Sandip Sagle has come to the rescue of these families after the villagers who were helping them ran out of enough ration.
The families had come to Kankrej about three months ago via Wagah border four months back and lived with their relatives in Radhanpur before coming to Kankrej. They are from Sindh province in Pakistan.
The family members have been working and living on the farm of Terivada deputy sarpanch Mukesh Mali since their arrival here. “Now we have no work and 84 people are dependant on us. How can we turn them down particularly during lockdown,” said Mali.
“These refugees were facing lot of problems. We managed to collect donations for them and also informed the district collector,” Mali told TOI.
“Our collector Sandip Sagle gave relief kits to these people which contains flour, dal, rice, oil and other essential items,” he added. Dr Surendra Gupta, a philanthropist has appealed to people to help these refugees. He has also assured them help.