The pavement dwellers in the city have surprising guest during the cold mid-night hours of January, offering the much needed warmth to them.
Known for his philanthropic activities, senior BJP leader Amarpreet Singh Kale under the banner of Har Har Mahadev Sangh is on mission to spread warmth this season by distributing blankets.
Har Har Mahadev Seva Sangh is a social organisation. Kale is its founder President. This Seva Sangh is known for its activities in service of humanity. In winter the sangh distributes blankets to needy persons of the society. This year so far 10,000 blankets have been distributed. Over the years it has distributed about one lakh blankets.
The objective of the initiative is to provide shield to the less privileged from the winter. From past one decade the drive is carried in different parts of the area including Mango, Sakchi, Burmamines. Rural belt like Ghatshila, Musabani, Patmada will also be covered.
His initiative has succeeded to connect chord with the slum dwellers. So much so that he has been nicknamed 'Kale Kamble wale'.
Kale said that various social welfare activities are being carried out throughout the year and blanket distribution is the most sought after initiative. The purpose of distributing blankets to the needy is to spreads the message of sympathy, love and sacrifices to the society.
City-based social organisation has been helping poor survive the cold through their blanket distribution programmes from past more than a decade.
According to Kale, “The cold doesn’t kill, but the lack of clothing does’. The team thought to make it happen for the lives of hundreds who shiver in corners of streets. They pooled in money to buy blankets and distributed them among the needy in winter nights.
Elaborating on the project, Kale further added that they have several beggars and homeless people who live on the streets and have almost no clothes to wear. With this project, they provide shield during winters.