Mumbaikars get 50,000 litre of drinking water from Ismaili Community

Kurlas Ismaili Muslim community has been gathering accolades for their water distribution work being done in every corner of the city during the COVID19 crisis Their team of volunteers based at the Ismaili Jamat Khana Kurla has so far distributed 50000 litres so far at nine locations across the city including multiple COVID19 hospitals and CCC1 center This noble initiative has already won them praise from multiple senior officials at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC and even form the Mayor of Mumbai Kishori Pednekar on social mediaA dedicated COVID19 centre at Bandra Kurla ComplexSpeaking on the occasion Dr Rajesh Dere the dean of the massive 2000plus bed COVID19 facility in BandraKurla Complex BKC said Volunteers from the Ismaili Kurla Jamat Khana have been supporting us with drinking water and paper cups for more than three months now and weve already received more than 25000 litres of water from them so far They are always available when we need their help and we are thankful to the Ismaili Muslim Community of Mumbai and we congratulate them for completing the 50000litre milestoneThe team also has been distributing drinking water at the BMCCIDCO Jumbo facility built at Mulund The volunteers of Ismaili Kurla Jamat Khana have helped us with more than 8000 litres of drinking water and we wholeheartedly congratulate them on hitting the 50000litre mark in serving the city of Mumbai said Dr Pradeep Angre the dean of the Mulund COVID19 facilityKurlas Ismaili Muslim community has distributed 50000 litres of water across nine locations to dateAdditionally the team of volunteers has joined hands with the Mumbai North Central District forum that are helping them scout locations for water delivery The team received a request from the patients at the Genesis COVID19 centre in Vile Parle that falls under the BMC K Eastward and since then the centre has been the beneficiary of clean drinking waterWe were having delays in procuring clean drinking water for our staff and the patients earlier Now thanks to the Ismaili Kurla Jamat Khana volunteers weve received more than 3000 litres of clean drinking water for everyone based at this facility Hitting the 50000litre milestone for the huge city of Mumbai is no small feat and we are grateful to them for this kind gesture said one of the doctors stationed thereIn addition to the abovementioned locations the team sent drinking water to multiple facilities in Mulund including the RiddhiSiddhi COVID19 centre and the centre at Mithaghar School Both these locations are situated in BMC Ward T The Ismaili Jamat Khana volunteer team has since then also distributed 1200 litres of water for resident doctors and frontline workers at Cooper Hospital in Andheri and has also supplied 600 litres to the Ghatkopar CCC2 centre that falls under BMC Ward NA volunteer of the Ismaili community distributes bottles of drinking water to migrantsThe team started this initiative by distributing drinking water at the LTT Terminus Railway station and were later joined by a group of generous volunteers from the Chembur Gurudwara Both teams were able to serve to around 24600 migrants who received a single 1litre water bottle eachDr Parmeet Banga a member of the volunteer team based at the Chembur Gurudwara said We are happy to work together with the Ismaili Muslim Community of Kurla Mumbai It was a great experience for all of us and also wonderful to work together with a different community for a common goal We congratulate them for their massive contribution of 50000 litres of water to the City of MumbaiWhile 50000 litres is a major milestone for the small team from the Ismaili Kurla Jamat Khana they plan to continue to serve COVID19 patients and frontline workers in the city for as long as they have fundingIf you wish to contribute please contact Akbar on 9833544773FactsAmount of water distributed 50000 litres and countingNumber of locations in Mumbai 9 so farRough costestimate of procuring clean water Rs 325 lakhTotal number of team members 10Keep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news