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Ismaili Muslim Community providing free water service to COVID care centers, hospitals, vaccination centers in Mumbai. [Photo/ANI]
Amid trying times, Ismaili community providing free drinking water to COVID-19 facilities in Mumbai ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 09:50 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): Amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, a group of young people in Mumbai has been distributing drinking water to all COVID care centers and vaccination centers for free for the past one year.
Speaking to ANI, a volunteer Akbar Merchant said, We are part of the Ismaili Muslim Community which is spread all over the world. We work under the initiative called Ismaili Civic which is a program from the Ismaili community to serve the various communities across India and overseas. This water distribution project is one of the first projects that the Ismaili community has undertaken here in India.
This group has distributed over 75,000 litres of water across Mumbai since the lockdown
The volunteers from the Ismaili Kurla Jamat Khana have been distributing clean drinking water across Mumbai since May, starting with the migrant workers on the Shramik trains.
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Water – the elixir of life – is often overlooked when it comes to sustaining health, while food is highly prioritised. However, the
migration of workers from cities to their hometowns during the first wave of the pandemic left many of them with no food and water.
However, thanks to many NGOs and humanitarians, a bit of this situation was under control due to the many food distribution drives. However, once the Shramik trains were arranged for these workers, it came to light that there wasn’t enough food and water for them.