As the situation of coronavirus deteriorating with acute shortage of medical oxygen across the state and city, two Sikh youth organisations have launched a call centre providing free oxygen cylinders to those in need.
This initiative has been taken by the members of the Malabar Hill Sevak Jattha and Mulund Sikh Youth in collaboration with the Red Crescent Society to help with the oxygen crisis in Mumbai.
“Last year, we organised langar for three months. But this time we saw that there is a shortage of medical oxygen and people require it. So we connected with the Red Crescent society,” Balvinder Singh, a volunteer in the initiative, told ANI.
“We started with 10 cylinders. Now, we have almost 60-70 cylinders. We take a refundable deposit of INR 6,000. The service is free of cost,” Singh added.
“Aadhar card of the patient and the kin is verified along with positive COVID-19 report and doctor’s prescription stating the requirement of oxygen, before proving service to anyone. We get calls from all over India but we are able to serve people in Mumbai and nearby areas as of now,” he further stated.
Mumbai: Malabar Hill Sevak Jattha & Mulund Sikh Youth have started a call center to help with oxygen cylinder.
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2021
Last year,we organised langar for 3 months but this time there is oxygen scare so we connected Red Crescent Society&started helping people: Balvinder Singh, a volunteer pic.twitter.com/u6Cwftx0N1
Dr Azimuddin Sayyed, a member of the Red Crescent Society of India, told ANI that many people from various religious places have contacted him over the phone to suggest ways to help people.
“Many religious places across Mumbai are being converted into storage facilities for oxygen cylinders and various things required by the people,” mentioned Sayyed.
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