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RANCHI: National archer Deepti Kumari, who had been selling tea at his makeshift tea stall on the road side in Ranchi to repay the loan amount taken by her mother for purchasing archery equipments for her, goes jobless again as her tea stall was removed by municipal body during preparations for the upcoming G20meet.
According to Deepti, again she will have to start from scratch to earn a livelihood in order to repay the loan amount.
Notably, Archer Deepti Kumari who has won more than 100 medals in her career has been selling tea in Ranchi to repay the loan taken by her mother from a Self Help Group for purchasing professional arrow for her. Unfortunately, all her dreams were shattered as she had to quit archery after the bow, purchased from the loan amount, was broken and she could not afford another one due to poor financial condition of her family.
She had seen a ray of hope after money started pouring in her account from across the country after her ordeal was published prominently in The New Indian Express, but it was not enough for obtaining new equipments for her. As of now, she is clueless that what to do next.
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“I don’t know what to do next. I can’t go back to Lohardaga with all these stuff as they are demanding Rs 15000 for transportation. I have left half of the stuff there only as I don’t have money to bring them home as transportation will cost more than that the goods itself,” said Deepti. She has no idea what to do now, but she will have to start from scratch again as she has to repay the loan amount, she added.
According to Deepti, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) people came to her stall all of a sudden to confiscate everything saying that they have been asked to remove encroachment.
“I literally started crying before them then they gave me two hours time to remove my stuff from there. I requested them to give me space anywhere in Ranchi so that I run my stall so that I would be able repay the loan amount, but all in vain,” said Deepti.
Finally, she took all her stuff to the rented accommodation and now mulling on what she can do to earn a livelihood, she added.
When contacted, Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra informed that Ranchi Municipal Corporation has begun cleaning the state capital ahead of the G20 meet on March 20 – 21, and hence, all the encroachment is being removed. She however, said that she will ask the RMC CEO look into the matter and return her stuff, if they have seized anything.
“Meanwhile, Deepti can shift her tea stall to some other place till the G20 meet concludes in Ranchi. But the government should look into the matter and take some initiative so that she does not have to sell tea any more. Even, I appeal to the Chief Minster to think about her so that she can continue her game,” said the Mayor.
RANCHI: National archer Deepti Kumari, who had been selling tea at his makeshift tea stall on the road side in Ranchi to repay the loan amount taken by her mother for purchasing archery equipments for her, goes jobless again as her tea stall was removed by municipal body during preparations for the upcoming G20
meet.
According to Deepti, again she will have to start from scratch to earn a livelihood in order to repay the loan amount.
Notably, Archer Deepti Kumari who has won more than 100 medals in her career has been selling tea in Ranchi to repay the loan taken by her mother from a Self Help Group for purchasing professional arrow for her. Unfortunately, all her dreams were shattered as she had to quit archery after the bow, purchased from the loan amount, was broken and she could not afford another one due to poor financial condition of her family.
She had seen a ray of hope after money started pouring in her account from across the country after her ordeal was published prominently in The New Indian Express, but it was not enough for obtaining new equipments for her. As of now, she is clueless that what to do next.
ALSO READ| Ranchi: Saddled with broken bow, archer now sells tea
“I don’t know what to do next. I can’t go back to Lohardaga with all these stuff as they are demanding Rs 15000 for transportation. I have left half of the stuff there only as I don’t have money to bring them home as transportation will cost more than that the goods itself,” said Deepti. She has no idea what to do now, but she will have to start from scratch again as she has to repay the loan amount, she added.
According to Deepti, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) people came to her stall all of a sudden to confiscate everything saying that they have been asked to remove encroachment.
“I literally started crying before them then they gave me two hours time to remove my stuff from there. I requested them to give me space anywhere in Ranchi so that I run my stall so that I would be able repay the loan amount, but all in vain,” said Deepti.
Finally, she took all her stuff to the rented accommodation and now mulling on what she can do to earn a livelihood, she added.
When contacted, Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra informed that Ranchi Municipal Corporation has begun cleaning the state capital ahead of the G20 meet on March 20 – 21, and hence, all the encroachment is being removed. She however, said that she will ask the RMC CEO look into the matter and return her stuff, if they have seized anything.
“Meanwhile, Deepti can shift her tea stall to some other place till the G20 meet concludes in Ranchi. But the government should look into the matter and take some initiative so that she does not have to sell tea any more. Even, I appeal to the Chief Minster to think about her so that she can continue her game,” said the Mayor.
