Haryana sets up 141 Safe Cradle Centres to prevent newborn abandonment

Panchkula, Oct 14 (UNI) In a bid to prevent newborns from being abandoned in potentially fatal conditions, the Haryana Government has established 141 Safe Cradle Centres across the state, urging parents unable to care for their children to surrender them safely instead of leaving them in garbage dumps, bushes, roadsides or deserted places. The Women and Child Development Department has established the centres at childcare institutions, primary health centres, civil hospitals and other designated facilities. "One wrong step can put an innocent child's life at risk," a government spokesperson warned on Wednesday, appealing to parents and others facing difficult circumstances…