MANGALURU: Moved by the plight of a bright Dalit student during his house visits, Puttur block education officer (BEO) C Lokesh roped in individuals and various organisations to help build a house for a student's family. The house, which is 85% complete, will be handed over to the family on July 1.
This is all thanks to Mane-mana-beti, a programme implemented in the Puttur block education limits, where officials headed by the BEO, visit the houses of SSLC students every year. That's when he came across Sunanda, a widow and daily wage worker, who lives with her two daughters in a dilapidated house, and used a tarpaulin as roof.
