Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, June 6: Distribution of ration and essential items among needy persons continued.
As part of COVID response ActionAid Kashmir has initiated a family support programme for worst affected households in Kashmir, an official spokesperson said. Sheikh Nadiya Habib, who is currently leading the Kashmir chapter of the organization said they stepped in to help the communities worst affected by the continuous lockdown and has so far reached out to about 21 villages in Srinagar and Pulwama district. ActionAid and its volunteers provided food support to these families by providing a small dry ration food kit and a sanitation kit comprising of daily essentials for a month. ActionAid placed priority on reaching out to the most vulnerable households belonging to BPL, people engaged in daily wage earning, fruits and vegetable vendors, single women, family without any bread earner.
In a function organized jointly by J&K’s leading rice exporters Sarveshwar Foods and ‘We The Human Forum for Nature and Mankind’ at village Chani Mansar in Udhampur, Pooja Gupta leading woman entrepreneur and owner Himalayan Bio Organic Private Limited distributed dry ration and COVID19 hygiene kits among 110 families in distress. Among others, Lalit Sharma Vice Chairman, Sukhdev Singh Executive Member, Pavitra Panth Office Secretary of We The Human, Sister Jaya Peter Secretary Jyoti Kristu Hospital Samba, Sarpanch Sreshta Devi, Poonam Devi and Chairman Water Shed Committee Purshottam were present on the occasion.
Ration was distributed to the migrant laborers residing in various villages under Nud block in District Samba. Ration was provided by the Food Supply and Public Distribution Department in village Balod. Sarpanch of Mananu Panchayat Sunil Chaudhary distributed the ration. Patwari Parveen, Rasal Chand, Sunil Sharma and others were present on the occasion.
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