20K poor get ration in Ambala Cantt

Ambala, April 5

At least 20,000 persons from 4,000-odd poor families in Ambala Cantt were provided ration after being identified under a special campaign “Feed the hungry” launched by Home Minister Anil Vij here on Saturday.

They were living without food after the imposition of the 21-day lockdown.

Vowing not to let any single soul sleep hungry, at least in Ambala Cantt constituency, which he is representing for the record sixth time, Vij divided the identified poor families into 40 zones and appointed an incharge for every zone to supervise the food delivery operations and ensure that no family remained deprived of food during the lockdown.

The campaign, funded by social organisations, will be operated from Aggarwal dharamshala in Ambala Cantonment, which had been made the nodal point to collect foodgrains, prepare packets and send these to the needy. — TNS