Samaritans step-up to help the needy amid the Coronavirus crisis

Updated:5 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai/ Rameswaram (TN), Aug 03 (ANI): A couple, Migza and Faiyaz Sheikh who run a small-scaled school at Mumbai’s Malad area waived off the fees of their students when they found that their parents couldn’t afford to pay the fees amid the lockdown. But they didn’t just stop here…when they got to know that the people living in the area could barely afford two square meals a day, they decide to donate rations to them. Fourth months down the line, the couple has spent around four lakh rupees from their personal savings and distributed food items to about 1,500 people, no matter which caste or community they belong to. Meanwhile, a specially-abled person in Rameswaram town of Tamil Nadu is providing door to door service of distributing ‘Kabasura Kudineer’ among the people. It is an herbal concoction, comprising dry ingredients of ginger, pippali, clove, cirukancori root, mulli root, kadukkai, ajwain and many other herbs. The ingredients are powdered and mixed with water, then boiled to make a decoction of one-fourth of its initial volume. As it has proved effective in managing COVID-19 cases, Deena started serving it to the general public. At present, when the whole country is reeling due to coronavirus, in such a situation, its people like Migza and Deena who are coming forward and extending their support in the fight against the pandemic.

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