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BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2023
JSP Foundation, the social Arm of Jindal Steel & Power, has provided food to more than 3 lakh devotees, under its “Mission Zero Hunger” programme, during the world famous Rath Yatra of the Trinity at Puri. The Foundation, under the guidance of its Chairperson Shallu Jindal, also provided chilled drinking water and glucose packets to the devotees during the festival.
In coordination with the district administration, JSP Foundation commenced its services from Netrotsav on June 19 and will continue till the end of Suna Besha of the Trinity.
A team of 100 volunteers is serving the devotees at a specialised stall at the Bus Stand, near Sri Gundicha Temple in Puri. The devotees are given freshly prepared traditional Odia meals which include rice, dalma (medley of lentils and vegetables), and khatta (chutney made from tomatoes, jaggery and dates).
Paying obeisance to Lord Jagannath, JSP Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal said, “We believe that service to humanity is service to God, and are very grateful to Lord Jagannath’s divine grace for the opportunity to serve the devotees. Under our Mission Zero Hunger, we are trying to provide food to the needy and vulnerable, so that everybody coming to participate in this grand festival, get their full meal and none goes hungry.”
The Foundation also distributed 5000 glucose packets among devotees at Grand Road on the day of Rath Yatra on June 20. The Foundation also provided 700 raincoats to the district administration, to help various frontline government officers, employees and volunteers. This apart, the JSP Foundation deployed two chilled drinking water vans of 1000-litre capacity each for distribution of drinking water among the devotees.
Keeping in view of the flow of the devotees to JSP Foundation’s stall, the management has decided to increase the target of providing hot cooked free meals to cater to all till the Suna Besha of the deities that will take place on June 30, without any interruption.
