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Kolkata man joins COVID-19 fight by providing masks, other items to cops and journalists

| @indiablooms | May 15, 2020, at 09:27 am

Kolkata:  Asthe COVID-19 is causing havoc all overthe country,  55-year-old Sumit Ghosh is one of the citizens who has come forward to extend his help in fighting this pandemic in Kolkata.

Sumit, who resides in the northern suburb of the city and works in the Youth Services Department of West Bengal government, led the initiative to organize  free distribution of face masks, sanitizers and packaged water for police personnel and working media persons.

Sumit said: “Already we have provided 2000 face masks 50 sanitizers to each of the twenty police stations in the north and central Kolkata and to the Press Club Kolkata. Packaged drinking water has also been distributed to the policemen and working journalists for three days. Besides food packets have also been provided to some daily wagers who have become unemployed now.”

 Sumit said, "The country is passing through a very trying time, I thought I should also try to do whatever possible help I can. Then some of my friends also chipped in with me to make this effort successful.“

Sumit intimated that they have planned to provide the same support next to the persons working in the health centres and hospitals in the city.

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