Community feeds 2,500 daily

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 9

Akhil Bhartiya Aggarwal Sammelan (ABAS), Chandigarh, is getting food prepared for 2,500 needy people in a hygienic manner at Sanatan Dharma temple, Sector 32, daily.

Anand Singla, president, ABAS, Chandigarh, said it was the first organisation to start a food campaign for the needy on a daily basis. On the first day, which was March 25, food for as many as 1,100 people was prepared.

Pradeep Bansal, general secretary of the organisation, said they had sent 1,000 packets to the administration and the remaining 1,500 packets were sent to Khuda Alisher, Dhanas, Burail, Kajheri, Badheri, Ramdarbar, Hallomajra, Kaimbwala and places around railway stations and even to the rickshaw-pullers in some sectors.

He said they had been organising ‘bhandaras’ in front of the PGI and the GMCH-32 since 2015. Approximately 550 needy people were fed in these ‘bhandaras’ daily. They also conducted awareness campaigns for society from time to time in Chandigarh.

“Meals are prepared and packed by the volunteers of Aggarwal community. Sachin Garg cooks and distribution is done by the president of the mahila sammelan Sheenu aggarwal,Subhash Gupta, Mukesh Garg, Vijay Bansal, Pawan Bansal, Sushil Agarwal, Sunil Gupta, Aadish Jindal and other Agarwal brothers,” he added.