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DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
decided to start a hostel for Harijau students in Uravakonda. Some provisions and money have already been collected and it is intended to start the hostel with 20 students.
Owing to the unremitting efforts of the District Harijan Seva Sangham, Guntur, Harijan boys have been allowed into the savarna schools in a manner of villages and towns.
W ELLS
Three wells in Coimbatore District which were in a bad condition, were cleaned and made available for use.
The District Board President, South Arcot, has promised to dig four wells in cheries selected by the S.U.S.
During the fortnight ending
31-5-33, no less than 125 wells in all were opened to Harijans and 5 new ones constructed in Andhradesh.
G ENERAL
A shop has been opened in a bustee near Hogg Market (Calcutta) where Doms live, for supplying them with articles of food at cheap rates.
Rs. 60 has been paid by the S.U.S. Bengal for paying up the debts of a Harijan family at Bibi Bagan bustee (Calcutta).
The Amrita Samaj (Calcutta) has given service to some Harijans.
450 Harijans of Bolpur (Birbhum) have given up drinking habits and 1,275 Muchis have taken a vow not to take beef.
Three new district centres of S.U.S. have been opened during the month in Bankura, Murshidabad, and 24 Parganas.
Trichinopoly, Tanjore, Tinnevelley, Salem. Dindigul, North Arcot and Madura have all taken up the idea of a Gandhi Harijan Service corps for direct and personal service in the cheris.
Alandural, a Harijan village
12 miles from Coimbatore was given Rs. 25 worth of grain, Rs. 100 worth of cloth and Rs. 5 worth of oil, as relief after a fire in the village.
A Harijau Youth League has been formed in Chidambaram.
A shop to supply provisions at cost price to the Harijans has been set up in Tenali and is being made use of by them.
A sum of Rs. 110 was spent in giving help for rebuilding houses of Harijans in Valanna Palem (East Kistna) recently destroyed by fire.
A sum of Rs. 100 was contributed by the Provincial Committee towards the relief of Harijans in Yellamanchili (Vizag) who lost their houses by a fire. The local Harijan Seva Sangham is endeavouring to erect new houses for the Harijans in a better locality and is collecting donations—in cash and building materials.
One Harijan has been employed as a servant by a savarna gentleman in Gollapalem.