Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Mudichera Savitribai a resident of Gumitamtanda, Orvakallu Mandal, Kurnool District joined Brahmanapalli Panchayat Village as a volunteer on 15th August 2019 after finishing TTC.
Since then she has been working tirelessly to distribute government payment of pensions to elderly people in the ward allotted to her.
Last month, the government aimed to distribute the pensions by October 1. On September 30 Savitribai went to her home with Rs 60,000 of pensions so that she could set out early on October 1 to distribute the pensions. However, it started raining at night.
Even then she started early next morning and travelled 5 km from her hometown Gumitamtanda to Brahmanapalli. In the rain, she set off on a two-wheeler with her younger brother Tarun Nayak.
En route Brahmanapalli she had to cross over a canal named Maddiletayya. But due to heavy rains, the canal was flooded. Though her brother and a senior official at the Panchayat tried to stop her from crossing over, Savitribai finally crossed the canal with the help of her fellow volunteer Karunakar.
Her only objective was to distribute the pension to all elderly persons who were awaiting her arrival.
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By 10.30 am she was able to distribute all the pensions with the help of her colleague. A photo was sent to the secretary explaining her situation. The matter went to the attention of the government later.
Chief minister's office congratulated Savitribai over a telephone call. The CM's office also warned her from taking up such dangerous adventures in the future. However, Savitribai says she is happy to have distributed pensions to 25 elderly people on time.
She could not make back to her home that evening as the water level in the canal further risen. She stayed back in Brahmanapalli that nigh and went home the next morning.
MLA Katsani Rambhupal Reddy, honoured Savitribai. Locals appreciate Savitribai for bringing a good name to their village. Savitribai says she came into profession out of a desire to serve the people.
