As the whole world is facing a crisis currently due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, many Bollywood celebrities are doing their bit in their own ways. Veteran actor
Amitabh Bachchan is regularly distributing 2000 food packets all around Mumbai among the poor and needy. The actor took to his blog to write about it. Meanwhile, on the personal front .. 2000 packets of food are being given each day for lunch and dinner at various locations over the city .. and the larger bags of a monthly provision of about 3000 bags, which would take care of at 12,000 months is in process,” he wrote.
Amitabh added on to reveal the locations. "Most of the feeding is taking place at the Haji Ali dargah, the Mahim dargah, the Babulnath Temple, the slum in Bandra and a few other slums in the interior North of the city .. it is so difficult to cover as many as we may want to .. but the process has its problem. The lockdown has now made it illegal to step out of the house and living areas .. so even though I have been able to get the bags ready its transportation causes problems,” he wrote. “One cargo vehicle can carry 50-60 bags of the essential package .. so 3000 packages would involve so many more vehicles .. The vehicles are not the problem, it's their movement that is restricted.”
The actor takes charge of the whole process of distribution. “Even where the daily food is being distributed I have insisted that proper lines are formed keeping distances from one another .. the volunteers, thank the Lord are working tirelessly in extreme conditions to make sure of its proper functioning .. it is a tough task .. but what can be done... The cues are large and with each passing day are getting bigger and bigger,” he said in his post.
