Coronavirus: Millions of Indians facing hunger during COVID-19 lockdown measures
Jamshed lives with his wife and four children in a room with its roof and three sides made of tin sheeting."Food is the biggest problem and since there is no work I have no money to buy anything," he said.
The common washing areas coupled with unhygienic living conditions and a lack of personal protection means the pandemic would ravage this cluster. The government has set up thousands of relief camps where free food and shelter is provided to the poor and migrants who are stuck.Two days into the lockdown, Vishal Anand, a restaurant owner, was stopped in his car by people asking for food.Mr Anand pooled his finances and with a group of his friends and volunteers started a kitchen making thousands of hot meals.
Mr Anand told Sky News:"As citizens the first thing I believe in is that we need to help other citizens. The most important thing we have to do is to secure them with basic food and rations for the next 90 days. We really don't know when the lockdown will be over and when they will get back to their respective jobs."
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