A new role for men in uniform
The Hindu
Police joined hands with philanthropists and delivered food to health workers
Policemen in Chennai played a different role during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. They supplied high-quality food to health workers handling patients at government hospitals. At least 3,000 meals were prepared and delivered daily to hospitals since May 10 till Wednesday to reduce the pressure on doctors, nurses and other health workers. At the initiative of Additional Director-General of Police A.K. Viswanathan, many individuals, philanthropists and corporate houses pooled their resources for the exercise. Immediately after the government imposed the lockdown, Mr. Viswanathan and his associates, who were involved in relief during the 2015 floods, discussed with officials, including the Health Secretary, on what help they could offer. Mr. Viswanathan said, “After the heavy rain in 2015, we joined Home Guard volunteers and started a kitchen on the premises of Guru Nanak College. We delivered two lakh meals to the marooned. That experience helped us deliver quality food to healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19. After the lockdown was declared, we thought that we could be helpful to the healthcare workers... This would help them get over their worry about organising good food. This helped the hospitals focus on treatment of patients at a very crucial time — when the second wave peaked. We supplied more than 1,50,000 food packets in the last 52 days.”More Related News
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