School in Maharashtra’s Palghar becomes Covid-19 centre for tribal citizens

A school Palghar, Maharashtra is helping the tribal population of the area deal with the pandemic by becoming a Covid-19 care centre.

In an effort to help the citizens of the city fight the pandemic, a private school in Maharashtra’s Palghar has been transformed into a Covid-19 care facility dedicated to the tribal citizens of the area, providing them with beds and medication. The school will be able to accommodate several patients as it has been transformed into a 100-bed Covid-19 care facility, an official said on Saturday. Vivek Pandit, the founder of Shramajivi Sanghatana, an organisation that fights for the rights of tribals, took an initiative in this regard. Talking to reporters, Mr. Pandit said, "When the entire world is reeling under the pandemic, we thought we should do something for the society." He further added, "This is our way of helping the administration. This 100-bed facility would help the local tribal residents.”