The coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown that followed in India has managed to bring out the best in people. Realising how daily-wage labourers have been the worst hit due to the crisis, many have stepped up to provide them with shelter, food, and everyday essentials.
Two brothers from Kolar, Karnataka, sold their 30×40 plot of land to provide unemployed daily-wage labourers and their families with food, reports Deccan Herald.
The two brothers, Tajamul and Muzamil Pasha, managed to raise Rs 25 lakhs after selling their land. They used the money to buy groceries and essential items for the underprivileged.
“Isolation is key in the fight against COVID-19. Poor people venture outside if they don’t get food. The ideal way to keep them inside their houses is by supplying groceries and food at their doorstep,” Tajamul said.
After receiving the lump sum, they asked their friends from different communities to volunteer in their relief work.
At first, groceries were bought and stored at their homes. Then, ration packets were made. Each packet comprised of 10 kg rice, 1 kg all-purpose flour, 2 kg wheat, 1 kg sugar, edible oil, tea powder, spice powders, a bottle of hand sanitiser and face masks.
They then went on to build a tent in an open space near their house to set up a community kitchen serving food to those who couldn’t cook for themselves.
The police coordinated with the team and gave them all passes for delivering essentials to the underprivileged on their bikes.
They aimed at feeding the families 3 meals a day.
So far, the Pasha brothers and their friends have delivered ration to nearly 2,800 families comprising of roughly 12,000 people in total. 2,000 people have been fed by the community kitchen.
“I didn’t know that the government would extend the lockdown. I have done my best, using resources the God has given me. I plan to continue to serve the needy till the lockdown ends,” Tajamul said.
The Pasha brothers have become a ray of hope for the helpless. It is because of people like them that thousands can get through the crisis. Kudos to them!