Odisha girl drops out of college, joins Zomato delivery to support family during lockdown

An eighteen-year-old girl from Odisha’s Cuttack district had to give up her dreams of becoming a doctor and drop out of college to work as a Zomato delivery agent in order to support her family during the Covid-19 lockdown in the state.

A young girl from Odisha’s Cuttack district had to give up her dreams of becoming a doctor to work as a Zomato delivery agent in order to support her family during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state. Life for eighteen-year-old Bishnupriya took a 360 degree turn after her father, who was working as a driver, lost his job due to the pandemic. After exhausting all his savings, the family of five had a tough time surviving. Even arranging three square meals a day had become a difficult task. Seeing her father helpless and struggling to cope with life, Bishnupriya, who is the oldest among her three siblings, took the decision to keep her studies on the back burner for some time and help her father in supporting the family.