Senior citizens come forward to help people in need

Renuka Suryavanshi 
Ever since the pandemic hit our country and the lockdown was imposed several people were left without homes. But many good samaritans came forward to help people in need. Be it home cooked meals, work, clothes, grocery kits, medicines, arranging beds, etc. People from across the city came forward to help people in every possible way. 

This pandemic hit the senior citizens quite hard, as they were confined within four walls, with very little or no help at times. 

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But, Daljeet Raizada, a resident of Kalyani Nagar and likeminded people from her friend circle took that brave step in helping out people. 
Daljeet Raizada, who formed a senior citizens group seeing that many people were facing difficulty in sourcing food, medicines, and other help.

She told Pune Pulse that in the first lockdown there were many senior citizens who faced severe difficulty. I was told by many that there are many people who need help in sourcing medicines, food and other things. That’s when I decided and slowly people connected. There are many who are willingly helping me. Thus, the network grew and now many people are helping people in need in their own areas. I am extremely happy to see many youngsters joining in. They are so full of energy and always ready to help. We all have to work together to sail through this pandemic. This work would have been impossible without my husband, Amarjeet Singh Raizada’s help. 

Dr Nidhi Agarwal, a wellness coach and nutritionist from Viman Nagar said, “I have been working for people in need for the last 15 years. With this initiative my help widened. We can just offer a few words of support and people feel so relaxed. I am also supporting people by giving them advice on post Covid care on health and diet. There are so many things which people can do in their own circle of friends and family.” 

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Narendra Singh Pal, a resident from NIBM road, a financial consultant he said, “I have been helping people since the initial days of lockdown. From providing food packets to ventilators and oxygen concentrators and arranging travel to and fro for senior citizens for Vaccination the help is continuing. I have seen people are helping only for one cause, humanity, which is above all. Extensive help from individuals, Corporates, social organizations as well as Rotary Club of Poona and Innerwheel Club too.” 

Raizada speaking about the work said we have formed Selfless Workers Group under which we are helping people from various NGO’S, transgender, people at home, orphanages, etc. So far we have helped by providing ration to 76 families,  Transgenders, cooked food for 300 children twice. Our help is just growing as so many people are in need of good food. People are scattered in Kalyani Nagar, Koregaon Park, Viman Nagar, Camp and even in far off areas. 

Narendra Pal Singh, Pavit Singh, Avni Agarwal, Rahul Menwani, Gillian Pinto, Roshan Chindhy and Rinky Dhillon are some of the volunteers who are working tirelessly to help out people in need. 

Raizada said we have got 1800 senior citizens vaccinated. We provide them pick and drop facilities for those who do not have any access to visit the center.