Collective extends helping hand

Thiruvananthapuram: It was through a neighbour that the Thanal Revenue Tower collective came to know about the long-term misery of a 19-year-old paralyzed and mentally challenged Aromal Raj R G, a resident of Kannaramoodu in Nedumangadu. His father passed away six years ago.
Due to lack of proper road facilities to his house, his treatments have been affected.It was at this time that the members of the collective came forward to resolve the family’s misery by widening the road. Aromal’s family includes his mother, sister and a bedridden grandmother. Presently, the family is running with the mother’s income, who is working at a household. The road works cost around Rs 15,000, which was collected from the members of the organization.
As the construction included laying concrete along the path, they had to hire two professionals also. The organization is headed by a police officer named Sulfi Shaheed. It has a strength of around 100 members and has been serving the needy people for the past three years.
“The road was too narrow and only one can walk through it at a time. My father used to take him up to the main road to take him to the hospital. After my father passed away, his condition worsened and encountered fits many times. This road has given us a great relief and now we can take him to the main road via wheelchair,” said Amritha Raj G R, Aromal’s sister.
“During my duty hours at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, I used to see the helplessness of patients and started helping them with a team of seven to eight people. Later, a large number of people joined our team and started to work with us. We are trying to give a better life for the needy using our own money. Such incidents are being shared to our WhatsApp group and money is being collected for the activities,” said Shaheed, president of the collective.