Another Rescue Operation by Theruvoram

Rescued from the street by Theruvoram NGO

Ernakulam, Puthiyakaavu: As it can be seen in our posts, we post the stories of our rescue operations to make people aware of what exactly we are doing at our NGO. One such rescue operation was carried out yesterday. About 12 30 in the night, we got a call from NSS officials near Thripunithura about a man who was on the street for a few months. Homeless and hungry for days now, this man found himself on the streets due to circumstances not known to us. About 70 years old, the man was in a very bad condition when we found him. 

Getting the man into the rescue vehicle.

Lying there on the street near the temple, the man had no hygiene – he even defecated in his clothes. Many people feel sorry for the person in such situations. Instead of that one should take a step and help that person, not pity the person. We saw that the man had a lot of money (around 2000 rupees) since he used to ask for alms in front of the temple. We were unable to figure out his name, but were determined to rescue him.

A completely new man!

The NSS officials who informed us about this man were kind enough to offer us money for the fuel. We use the ambulance donated to us by various organisations in order to carry out the rescue operations, but sometimes due to financial difficulties, we are unable to carry out things smoothly. Although we do not ask for financial support as much as possible, sometimes kind people like the ones yesterday, offer us money to help us out. It was in the middle of the night and even women who were part of the NSS were helping us out with the rescue operation. According to the rules, we were supposed to report the case at the nearest police station in order to get permission to provide temporary police station.

At this point, we would also like to mention how helpful the police officials at the Udayamperoor Police Station were even in the middle of the night. We were able to successfully complete the rescue operation and the man has been given temporary shelter at our NGO currently.