MUMBAI: The
Bharat Army
, a dedicated UK-based fan group which cheers
Team India around the world, is now helping India fight out its toughest battle yet, on a different field. It has pitched in with two separate fundraisers to help India, which is in the midst of a massive oxygen crisis due to the ghastly impact of the second wave of Covid-19.
While it has collaborated with the
British Asian Trust
(BAT) to raise funds for
oxygen concentrators
, which will be supplied to small towns and villages in the country, it has also taken part in the '
BAPS Cycle
to Save Lives' fundraiser in the UK.
In a laudable gesture, as of Monday morning, the Bharat Army, which boasts of over one lakh members globally, has raised £23,000 in just over a week since its campaign, called the 'Oxygen For India emergency appeal' kicked off, with BAT. With BAPS, it has contributed over £1000 in the UK.
The initiative started last Wednesday (April 21). Overall, along with Bharat Army's contributions both BAT and BAPs in the UK have raised over £2 million.
"This money will help over 50,000 people in remote villages of India with the use of low flow Oxygen concentrators. Our next target is to reach £25,000. The Covid pandemic has hit India for a six. It is destroying Indian families and communities and we must do everything to help and support them as quickly as possible. There has been a huge amount of desire by our members to support those in India in real need. I do hope we can pull together and make a significant contribution to help," Bharat Army founder Rakesh Patel told TOI from London on Monday.
The Bharat Army has asked its members to donate on https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bharat-army.
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