With the poor and the homeless struggling for a meal amid COVID-19 lockdown in Subarnapur district, NGOs like ActionAid, HELO and Give India have come forward to provide free ration kit to them with help of the RARE, a local NGO.
For Manju Nag (45), a single landless woman of Kamsara village who depends on daily wage, the kit was a big help.
The NGOs distributed ration kits to 75 most vulnerable households in different villages under Tarbha block. They include disabled persons and single women.
Ghasiram Panda, Programme Manager of the ActionAid, said the ActionAid with help of the HELO and the Give India has planned to reach 500 vulnerable families within next two days.
Ration kits contains rice, dal, atta, oil and many such foods and sanitary materials, he added.
RARE CEO Ananga Negi said t food security would be ensured for at least next 15 days.