Delhi civic school students to get masks made from turbans in well-intentioned initiative

Delhi civic school students are soon to be provided with masks made from people's turbans, rth Delhi Mayor anunced on Monday. Read on to kw more details about story:

Delhi school students to get face masks

rth Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh, on Monday, said that in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to be “Vocal for Local” that several members of Sikh community have come forward and donated turbans. se turbans, Mayor said, will be sanitized and volunteers will stitch m into masks. se masks will be distributed among students from Delhi civic schools. He also stated that se marks will be given to several schools that come under three municipal corporations. Avatar Singh has also visited a hospital on Monday to check how prepared hospitals are to handle cases of COVID-19. rth Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh said, "Our PM spoke about being 'vocal for local' during this pandemic. So during lockdown, many Sikh brors donated ir turbans, which were collected and sanitised. n people volunteered to stitch masks out of m."

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‘Vocal for Local’ is an attempt by Indian Government to support local businesses. In his speech about same, PM Narendra Modi said that street vendors, domestic workers, labourers, and ors have faced a lot of issues and problems in past few months. He also stated that se people had to sacrifice a lot, and stated that as citizens of India, it is our duty to take steps to secure and support ir financial interests. He n went on to say that locals have fulfilled people's demands during crises and have provided us with what people need, and it is time that we help m back by using locally made products. clarion call is part of a larger attempt by India to become self-reliant ecomically, which is focus of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' pack. It is unclear how initiative in rth Delhi ties in with this, however, but gesture is undoubtedly well-intentioned.

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Bollywood actors are also supporting this tion and have come forward to support local business. Recently, actor Neena Gupta took to her official social media handle and posted a video where she tells her fans and followers about how she recently bought a sweater that cost her less than Rs. 2000. She furr said that she has gotten herself and her husband several items stitched from locals, and stated that handmade things are ''extraordinary''. Here is video that actor Neena Gupta posted on her Instagram handle:

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^{(With PTI Inputs and im)}