Salman Khan revives last year's food donation drive as a three-week plan; distributes meals among frontline workers in Mumbai.
Salman Khan
In the early months of the lockdown last year, Salman Khan’s food trucks were a common sight on Mumbai roads as they distributed food kits among the underprivileged. Almost a year on, as the country reels under the second wave of the Coronavirus, the superstar has revived the initiative. This time around, the Being Hangryy trucks are distributing meals among the frontline workers.
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The food truck
Yuva Sena leader Rahul Kanal, who is coordinating the endeavour with the actor, says that the superstar sprang into action as soon as the state government imposed a junta curfew from April 15. “Salman expressed his concern for the police officers, BMC staff and health workers on duty. Given their long work hours, he wondered how they would procure essentials since most shops are shut and the grocery stores are functioning in the stipulated four-hour window. Within 24 hours of our conversation, our food trucks hit the road,” says Kanal.
The food kits distributed among cops
Over the past two days, three food trucks have distributed food packets to COVID-19 warriors between Worli and Juhu. A three-week plan has been charted out, with the idea of extending their service to other pockets of Mumbai. Kanal adds, “Our kits include tea, mineral water, a pack of biscuits, and snacks that include upma or poha or vada pav or pav bhaji. We have also started a helpline number on which the frontline workers can call, and we’ll travel to their area to serve them. It is Salman’s way of thanking them for their sustained efforts. This will go on till May 15.”
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