The CSR arm of JSPl Foundation served fresh cooked food to more than 15,000 devotees during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri on Sunday.
The foundation also provided 10,000 packets of glucose powder to the District Administration for free distribution among the devotees. The glucose powder packets were distributed by the RWSS, Puri on the day of Rath Yatra.
The distribution of staple food was started on Netrotsav evening and continued till late evening of the Rath Yatra. The devotees were served rice, dalma and khatta behind the Gundicha Temple of the holy city, in coordination with the district administration.
Representatives of the District Administration, Puri visited the food distribution centre and appreciated the quality of food, sanitation and hygiene standard of delivery and garbage management.
The glucose packets were handed over to the Junior Engineer of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS), Puri by General Secretary of JSPl Foundation and Group CSR Head Prashant Kumar Hota,
Besides, the devotees, attending the grand festival were also served chilled drinking water from a refrigerated mobile drinking water tanker. For this a customised vehicle of 1,000 litre capacity was engaged to dispense refrigerated drinking water.
The foundation will also serve the pilgrims during Sandya Darshan, Bahuda Yatra and Sunabesha on July 2, 3 and 4 respectively.