Hyderabad: Housing society develops app to avoid overcrowding

HYDERABAD: Residents of My Home Vihanga, Nanakramguda in Financial District, have formed a Covid-19 crisis management group to tide over the difficult time.
The crisis management group consisting of 60 residents ensures that essentials are delivered to senior citizens in their society at their doorstep.
“We created an app where people book a slot to purchase essentials like vegetables. The app was developed by one of the techies staying in our housing society. With the help of the app, crowding inside the supermarket and vegetable stalls within the housing society were avoided,” said Kalyan Reddy, general secretary of My Home Vihanga. Volunteers helped people who were unable to book slots online using the app.
Stay arrangements were ensured for staffers working in the housing society. During lockdown, security guards and housekeeping staff stayed at the guestroom and the community hall which were modified to accommodate them.
“Cots, bedsheets and essentials were donated by residents. We collected Rs 6.5 lakh and gave it to the staffers as an incentive,” said Praveen Rao, joint secretary of the society.