: How an Engineer Got 1 Lakh Maharashtra Homes to Pack Tiffins For the Hungry #IndiaNEWS #Food In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Janata curfew on 22 March

How an Engineer Got 1 Lakh Maharashtra Homes to Pack Tiffins For the Hungry #IndiaNEWS #Food
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Janata curfew on 22 March 2020, and urged all citizens to remain at home. The same day, Harjeetsingh Wadhwa, who lives in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, was celebrating his youngest daughter’s birthday. It was then that he was struck with a thought — “Here we are, having a party at home. But what about those who don’t have access to any food tonight????
With this thought in mind, Wadhwa, 47, made a quick WhatsApp group with a few of his old college friends who have been a part of his inner circle since 1989. His number began circulating on the app, with a message that a few volunteers are willing to deliver food to the doorsteps of the needy in the city. This idea, Wadhwa tells The Better India, was based on a pamphlet he received from his younger brother in London, stating that food will be delivered to those who have COVID-19 symptoms and are at home with no access to food.
Immediately, there was an influx of responses —Wadhwa says he got around 350 calls the same night. The group, called Langar Seva Group, was not prepared for this response, but remained undeterred. “We took the responses as they came for the first 10 days,??? Wadhwa, a mechanical engineer by profession, says. “We managed the food’s preparation and transportation ourselves, doing our best to fulfill all orders. ???
By the next day, Wadhwa had received over 1,300 responses.
‘Communities come together’
Here, Wadhwa recognised the imminent need for expanding operations. He made another group, called ‘Corona Health Group’, where he would reach out to more volunteers for help with the orders. People really came together, he says and adds, “By March 28-29, we were receiving close to 3,200 responses a day, and all of this food would be prepared by volunteers in their own homes. Some would give five tiffins, some 10, some 15. Initially, dal and khichdi would be prepared the most, because making roti sabzi would be difficult on a large scale. ??? Wadhwa’s group has now delivered over 4,15,000 food packets.
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