
PEDDAPALLI, MAY 16, 2025: In a Good Samaritan Act, Peddapalli district Collector Koya Sree Harsha donned the role of a marriage head to perform the wedding of an orphan girl living in an orphanage in Godavarikhani coal belt.
The Collector, along with the district officials, took up the responsibilities as the bride’s parents. The Collector, along with District Welfare officer P Venugopal Rao and other officials, turned up as marriage heads and invited the guests by printing wedding cards to perform the marriage of the orphan girl N Manasa, who lives in Thabita Child Care Institution in Godavarikhani coal belt.

The marriage was fixed on May 21, 2025, at Sri Venkateshwara Kalyana Mandapam on the premises of the Collectorate in Peddapalli. The bridegroom, M Rajesh, is from Raghunathpalli village of Jangaon district.
The district officials have taken up the responsibility of providing thali, mettalu, household articles and other logistics with the support of philanthropists. The officials are taking all measures for the conduct of the marriage of an orphan girl with much pomp and gaiety on par with any other marriages. The officials have also assured all support for the orphan girl.