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COVID-19 : ‘From Shanti Niketan With Love’ campaign gains momentum

New Delhi: The Shanti Niketan Resident Association (SNRA) under its initiative "From Shanti Niketan With Love" has contributed ration and hygiene equipment including masks, soaps and hand sanitizers for over 200 families staying in their neighbouring Shastri Market, which was sealed off as a COVID-19 containment hot zone here on Sunday. This ongoing campaign, which will feed each family for at least a month, aims at alleviating the difficulty of people, many of whom were daily wage earners and are not able to earn a livelihood due to the current lockdown amidst the pandemic, which has infected millions around the world and thousands in India. A resident, Amit Luthra (Asiad Gold Medallist & Arjun Awardee) thanked Jagdeep Rikhey, President, SNRA, without whose involvement this crusade would not have seen the light of the day. “When we decided to assist our fellow citizens in Shastri Market in their hour of need, our residents really stepped up. They dug de...