Durga will soon head to her new home in the US.
Five years ago, she was found among some bushes in Rapar, a town 130 kms away from Gujarat's Bhuj. The girl, only a few days old, seemed to have been abandoned by her family, and insects had nibbled off part of her nose. But the little girl survived, and she was shifted to a child welfare centre in Bhuj, where the caretakers decided to call her Durga
Over the next five years, a local NGO tried to arrange for her adoption. Three couples initially volunteered to adopt her but ended up rejecting her.
Now, Christine Williams, a US-based singer, has come forward to adopt Durga.
Christine got to know about the girl from Palak, the NGO based in Gujarat's Rajkot that has been trying to arrange Durga's adoption since years.
Today, after clearing all the formalities over her adoption, Christine was entrusted with Durga's care; the duo will now head to the child's new home in the US.
"I am thrilled that I have got this little angel. I want to bring her up as a beautiful person. Hopefully, she will adjust to the new family,'' Christine told reporters in Bhuj. A single mother, she already has an adopted daughter from Hyderabad.
Christine is also planning for Durga to have reconstructive surgery, she told media personnel today.
Authorities at the Women and Child Welfare Centre in Bhuj are elated about Durga finally finding a loving home. "We have been waiting for someone to adopt her because she is really a beautiful child. We are elated today that she has finally got a family,'' said centre superintendent Ilaben Anjaria.