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    Home / News / India News / Punjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients
    Punjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients
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    Punjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients

    Written by Sneha Das
    (PTI desk)
    May 15, 2021 | 11:30 am 3 min read
    Punjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients
    Punjab Police received 70 calls on Friday with request for home-cooked food

    Worried that there was no food available after nine members of her family tested COVID-19 positive, a 38-year-old woman from Rajindergarh village in Fatehgarh Sahib dialed the 112 helpline and a Punjab Police team immediately reached their home with the required food. According to a Punjab Police statement on Friday, she is not the only one who availed the home delivery of food.

    'Grateful for this humanitarian initiative amid a crisis'

    "We were in dire need of food and when I got to know that Punjab Police was delivering it to COVID-19 affected families, I dialed 112. I thank the Punjab government and Punjab Police for starting this humanitarian initiative amid a crisis," she said.

    Punjab Police delivered over 100 food packets on Friday

    The Punjab Police on Friday received at least 70 such calls on 181 helpline with a request for cooked food, after which over 100 food packets were delivered at the doorsteps of COVID-19 affected families across the state. The move came a day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh declared that "we will not let anyone sleep hungry in Punjab" amid the COVID-19 crisis.

    'Bhojan Helplines' were started to help poor/underprivileged COVID-19 patients

    He also started the Bhojan Helplines - 181 or 112 - for delivery of free cooked meals at the doorsteps of the poor or underprivileged COVID-19 patients through the Punjab Police Department. Director-General of Police Dinkar Gupta said, "COVID-19 canteens have been established in every district and the police teams will ensure delivery of cooked food to the COVID-19 affected families in the state."

    Police teams also offer any other help patients need

    Gupta said that any COVID-19 patient lacking access to food can call 181 or 112 any time of the day or night for delivery of cooked meals at their doorstep. "While delivering food items, the police teams have been inquiring about the well-being of the families, besides offering them any other help they require," the DGP added.

    A Patiala resident praised the initiative

    A Patiala resident, whose wife and two sons tested positive, said that there was no one to cook food at home so he also took the help of the helpline. He appreciated the initiative and said that in such a difficult time when even relatives and friends are unable to come for help, the police are providing food to the people.

    Over 12cr cooked meals, dry rations delivered in April-June, 2020

    A Ludhiana couple who had tested positive also expressed gratitude to the Punjab government. "During the first wave of COVID-19, the Punjab Police had converted its 112 Emergency Helpline into a Hunger Helpline and the department had in collaboration with NGOs, gurudwaras, temples, and other religious institutions, successfully served over 12 crore cooked meals and dry rations in April-June last year," the statement said.

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