The KIIT and the KISS, which have already taken a series of initiatives to help people and the State Government in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, have now extended a helping hand to the Tibetan communities at Jiranga and Chandragiri in Gajapati district.
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is not an immediate concern in this far-flung area of Odisha, hunger and poverty remain an issue in many settlements in and around Chandragiri.
The KIIT and KISS family has provided basic essentials and grocery for at least a month to the Tibetans at Chandragiri and to the monks of Padmasambhava Mahavihara Monastery at Jirang,
Besides food, kits containing essential items like sanitisers, hand wash, sanitary napkins and masks were also provided on the advice of by KIIT and KISS founder and MP Achyuta Samanta.
Feminine hygiene products were handed over to the district administration for distribution among women and girls in Ganjam.
"This crisis is not going to pass soon; it will take its time. Each one of us is inextricably connected to each other. We can overcome these difficult and unimaginable days only by being together. The real war with corona is not now, it is also the aftermath,” said Dr Samanta while informing that their contact with the monastery dates back to a decade.
Guru Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, the head Lama of the monastery, has congratulated Dr Samanta for his thoughtful leadership and compassion.