COVID 19 has definitely bonded us more than ever before. During these times when we hear about the fast-paced spread of the virus. Many of us also take inspiration from the people who overcome their past differences to stand by each other and for each other.
One such story comes from one of our adopted village, Salasar in Rajasthan, which is known for its famous Balaji Mandir. It is believed that the drinking water in the wells of Salasar is due to the blessings of Balaji (source: Salasar Balaji From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
RPG Foundation under its CSR initiative has set up a safe drinking water facility in this village. Tika ram, the operator of the plant has been actively involved in spreading awareness for the containment of the virus outbreak.
He has been religiously sanitizing the water ATM along with educating the people about practising social distancing, washing hand and covering the face at all times.
Tika ram has been working very hard during these times and when we were able to contact him, he shared some amazingly motivating stories. He shared that the Balaji Mandir trust came forward to donate 11lakhs for the welfare of the people here. Food and ration for 10 days have been distributed to people in the village.
One such story comes from one of our adopted village, Salasar in Rajasthan, which is known for its famous Balaji Mandir. It is believed that the drinking water in the wells of Salasar is due to the blessings of Balaji (source: Salasar Balaji From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
RPG Foundation under its CSR initiative has set up a safe drinking water facility in this village. Tika ram, the operator of the plant has been actively involved in spreading awareness for the containment of the virus outbreak.
He has been religiously sanitizing the water ATM along with educating the people about practising social distancing, washing hand and covering the face at all times.
Tika ram has been working very hard during these times and when we were able to contact him, he shared some amazingly motivating stories. He shared that the Balaji Mandir trust came forward to donate 11lakhs for the welfare of the people here. Food and ration for 10 days have been distributed to people in the village.
He also described how during this time of adversity, the rival political parties set aside their differences to unite for the safeguard of their village. They worked in collaboration to ensure lockdown is followed strictly and people stay back at home. A significant contribution came from their personal funds to provide essential things for the needy.
The entire community has been working diligently to support and fight against the pandemic. Four tailors from the village kept their routine work aside and focused on stitching masks for the people and produced 5000 masks to give away free of cost in the community.
The Gram Panchayat sanitizes the entire village every day and goes door to door for medical checkup of everyone in the village. The Sarpanch has left no stone unturned to ensure all the village borders are sealed and no one is moving out unnecessarily. He ensured police or home guard is at the border round the clock. He even went to the extent of telling his people to call him personally if they needed anything at all so he can home deliver.
In the village of Salasr, Balaji is truly standing tall and strong to withstand the challenges of the present times.
