Call center for free medical oxygen cyniders lunched by two Sikh youth organisations in Mumbai. (Photo/ ANI)
Sikh youth organisations launch call centre for free oxygen cylinders in Mumbai ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 15:05 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases and the subsequent shortage of medical oxygen across Maharashtra, two Sikh youth organisations have launched a call center providing free oxygen cylinders to those in need.
Members of the Malabar Hill Sevak Jattha and Mulund Sikh Youth have collaborated with Red Crescent Society to help with the oxygen crisis in Mumbai.
“Last year, we organised langar for three months. But this time we saw that there is a shortage of medical oxygen and people require it. So we connected with the Red Crescent society,” Balvinder Singh, a volunteer in the initiative, told ANI.
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