Chef Vikas Khanna To Distribute Food To Those Affected By Cyclone Amphan In West Bengal
Extending a helping hand to those in need, Chef Vikas Khanna is supplying food for those affected in Bengal via NGOs. Now, according to a report on The Time Of India, Khanna has reached out to the NGOs and he will soon start distribution of food.
The powerful cyclone Amphan that tore through West Bengal last week caused damages to the tune of Rs 1 trillion, as per state officials. More than 80 people have and thousands left homeless. A reported three million people were evacuated before the deadly cyclone tore through India as well as Bangladesh.
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Extending a helping hand to those in need, Chef Vikas Khanna will be supplying food to the Amphan-affected people of West Bengal.
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"URGENT- Kolkata I am securing Ration for West Bengal right now. Need to connect with some on-ground NGO who is doing cooked meals for people effected by Cyclone Amphan. By later today, I will have the details. info@vkhanna.com Please subject it - West Bengal @ssghosal," he had tweeted a couple of days ago.
URGENT- Kolkata
¡ª Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 22, 2020
I am securing Ration for West Bengal right now. Need to connect with some on-ground NGO who is doing cooked meals for people effected by Cyclone Amphan.
By later today, I will have the details.
info@vkhanna.com
Please subject it - West Bengal @ssghosal
Now, according to a report on The Times Of India, Chef Khanna has reached out to the NGOs and he will soon start the distribution of food.
Though this has been one of the most stressful days with so many deliveries falling apart and heartbreaking images of West Bengal. I wanted to share this video of our ration distribution in
¡ª Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 22, 2020
Batriloya Village, Bihar.Thank U all for your service to India. @Sanjay97odisha @NDRFHQ pic.twitter.com/GLIeag9R4I
Meanwhile, Vikas Khanna has already been donating meals to several cities in India. What's inspiring is that he has been doing all this while he is himself in New York.
Moreover, he also organised "world's largest Eid feast" in Mumbai to feed the nearly 1.75 lakh people who were affected by COVID-19.
World¡¯s Largest EID Feast, served 200,000 meals in Mumbai today as a part of #FeedIndia #JaiHo #MyIndia#PowerOfSolidarity#EID2020 pic.twitter.com/LAyavXRoKv
¡ª Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 22, 2020
"The food is being collected at the Haji Ali Dargah from where it will be loaded in trucks and distributed around Mohammed Ali Road, Dharavi and Mahim Dargah in Mumbai with the help of over 200 volunteers and personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) while adhering to all guidelines of social distancing," Khanna told PTI.
"As India observes Eid at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has spread fear and chaos in the world¡this feast showcases the soul of our country. It has been made possible by absolutely everybody coming together. It shows that in the time of such a crisis, we are holding hands and people are there for each other," he said.
His initiative has been supported by some of the major food brands, foundations and companies.
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