Al-Barakah housing colony inaugurated: houses handed over to poor families

Uppinangady, Dec 9: Al- Barakah Charitable Trust, Mangaluru handed over four houses out of the total 23 houses built with the Zakaat money collected by the organisation at Safa Nagar, Uppinangady to poor families at a programme held here on Sunday.

Title deeds of the houses were handed over to Safiya, Basheer, Ashraf and Fouzia on the occasion.

Speaking after handing over official documents of the houses to beneficiaries, khateeb of Bajpe Jumma Masjid Haji Abdul Razaq Madani said that the donor organisation had taken a humanitarian initiative by constructing homes for the poor.

Speaking on the occasion, DK zilla panchayat member Keshava Gowda said that providing a basic need such as shelter to the poor was a service rendered to the society and this should inspire others to take up similar work.

Uppinangady gram panchayat president Nalini Shetty said that it was a noble task to serve the less-privileged people in the society and provide them with facilities out of one's income.

Retired police officer Mohammed, businessman Balakrishna Shetty, M B Nazeer, Chandrahas Shetty and others also spoke on the occasion.

Mulki Jumma Masjid committee president Iqbal, Ashraf Subai, Ashraf Bajpe from Al-Barakah, Mohammed Haaris Bajpe and Mohammed Ashfaq Bajpe were present in the programme.

Uppinangady gram panchayat member Abdul Rahman welcomed the gathering, while Abdul Hameed compered the programme.