T workers in Gulf give Rs 2.7L to Covid victim kin

Hyderabad: Going through tough times themselves, Telangana workers in the Gulf pooled in Rs 2.72 lakh and handed it over to the kin of Bhanuchander, a worker from Nirmal, who had died of Covid-19 in

Saudi

Arabia.

Cash and provisions were given to the family in Narsampur village of Kadem mandal on Wednesday by Gulf Workers’ Awareness Centre (GWAC) founder-president Krishna Donikeni and state president Shabbir Khan.

Bhanuchander had gone to work in Saudi Arabia and succumbed to Covid-19 on August 9 in Hail city. With the help of the embassy, the last rites were performed on September 21.

The money contributed was given to Bhanuchander’s wife, daughter and two sons in Narsampur in the form of fixed deposits, cash and provisions. GWAC said that the government should also come to the rescue of the family and give them financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh and a 2BHK house.