Tankara women make and donate masks for free

TNN | Apr 9, 2020, 04:10 IST

Women of Tankara village making masks

Rajkot: While the entire government machinery of the country is engaged in its fight against the outbreak of Covid-19, the women of Tankara village in Morbi district have decided to help in their own way — by donating masks made by them at free of cost.
“Our intention is not to earn money from the sale of masks. We decided to contribute our bit in the fight against coronavirus,” said Kailash Jagodara, president of Mota Khijadia Gram Sakhi Sangh, a women’s association.
The women’s group led by Jagodara have made hundreds of masks. “So far, we have donated 300 masks to the health department of Morbi distict,” said Jagodara. Labhu Sanghani, president of Harbatiyali Gram Sakhi Sangh, added, ““By holding free distribution of masks, we are only serving the nation.” The association donated more than 400 masks to the local health department. “So far, we have received more than 5,000 masks donated by different women’s associations of Tankara taluka. Of these masks, 2,000 masks were donated free of cost, 3,000 masks were made with the help of the staff of Tankara taluka panchayat,” said an official.