Prayagraj: Sewa Bharati to distribute 50,000 ‘gamchhas’ among poor to fight coronavirus

Kapil Dixit | TNN | Updated: Apr 22, 2020, 17:26 IST

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PRAYAGRAJ: The volunteers of Sewa Bharti, a wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to distribute around 50,000 ‘gamchhas’ (replacement of masks to cover faces) among the needy, poor and homeless people in Prayagraj region comprising Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts.
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had underlined the use of easily affordable ‘gamchhas’ (desi stoles). protective gear for millions of ordinary people to fight against Covid-19 infection.
The mahanagar president of Sewa Bharati wing, Sujeet Singh said “We have brought around 20,000 ‘gamchhas’ from Jalalpur in Ambedkar Nagar to be distributed among the needy and poor families on Thursday. The organisation aimed at distributing around a total 50,000 ‘gamchhas’ among the poor, he added.
RSS vibhag pracharak Krishna Chandra said “Gamchha has undoubtedly turned a homemade option to cover face as a replacement for masks. People, especially those who cannot buy masks, could use them to fight coronavirus”.
He said around 2887 RSS volunteers are working in the service of mankind in the time of crisis and delivering food packets among needy, poor and homeless people. The volunteers have made area-wise lists of poor people where food packets and other essential commodities were to be distributed, he added.
Meanwhile, the Prayagraj wing of Sewa Bharti claimed to have distributed ration and essential commodities among 48000 families in the lockdown period.
The Sewa Bharti has set up 35 distribution centres in trans-Ganga and trans-Yamuna pockets in the city for distribution of ration and food packets among the poor, Krishna Chandra said.