Amitabh Bachchan to provide 2000 food packets each day through a trust; actor explains how

Bollywood celebrities and people from different walks of life are coming ahe to help  government and needy in every possible way to fight battle against pandemic Coronavirus. 

Amitabh Bachchan on Friday penned a blog to share that he will be providing 2000 packets of food each day through a Trust that works for benefit of humanity, till lockdown is over. Bachchan also stressed that this is t being done for 'self-aggrandisement' and 're shall be media report of this'. reason behind doing this is so that "several ors shall come forward to lend a helping hand, for needy".

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mega star also wrote that he is providing food and making arrangements for his staff (40 of m) till lock down is over because y can't go back home.

Bachchan wrote, "One through Haji Ali Dargah trust and or through Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable trust at Mahim Dargah during entire lockdown period, and to continue for ar week after lockdown is formally removed .. see it will take some time even after lockdown is over for people to get back to ir routines and get back to ir daily earnings .. so till n I shall be feeding m ..

200 hundred packets of food shall be distributed each day, at Haji Ali Dargah and Mahim Dargah and balance 1800, will be distributed at slum in Dharavi, Mahim Kila, Worli slum, Saat Raasta and Tata Memorial Hospital premises .. many patients come here for cancer treatments and do t have liveable places so y live on pavement outside Hospital , and y will be having huge problems because of lockdown ..

n through ar kind soul, working in upper rth of city , working for poor, I shall be feeding 3000 poor every day till lockdown is over .. 3000 gunny bags with food provisions including washing soap and bathing soap shall be me rey by 1st of April .. it takes time to collect such large amounts of food requirements .. especially since a lot of corruption occurs by those that hoard large quantities , to be sold at a premium and to make money .. ", Bachchan wrote.

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(With PTI inputs)