CR staff feeds thousands during Covid19 crisis

CR staff feeds thousands during Covid19 crisis

Amid industrialists, corporate houses, celebs, businessmen and other philanthropists who help people in times of coronavirus pandemic, a railways employee is showing he also cares. Khushroo Poacha, a staff with the Central Railway, Commercial Department at Nagpur, has hit upon a successful strategy to feed thousands - but without taking donations or even opening a bank account.

FPJ BureauUpdated: Monday, April 13, 2020, 08:45 AM IST
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He uses his goodwill, personal and professional contacts through the social media, to collect food and managed to collect food and aid materials worth more than Rs 40 lakh, which has benefitted over 6,000 families, besides two tonnes of rice to feed more than 60,000 poor. For the ongoing pandemic relief work, Poacha deploys help requests through a series of WhatsApp Groups, and his website. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Government of India appreciated the yeomen service by Khushroo Poacha. Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra also personally contacted through telephone and enquired about his functioning in helping the poor.

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