Bal Utsav has managed to distribute 22,000 tonnes of food in a year, and is now working towards setting up Covid-care centres for critical patients in and around Karnataka
Ramesh Balasundaram and Binu Verma, founders of BalUtsav, a Bengaluru-based NGO
In the year since the first lockdown was announced, Ramesh Balasundaram, co-founder of Bengaluru-based NGO Bal Utsav, says they have distributed 22,000 tonnes of food and other supplies through stay-at-home edible and hygiene kits in Karnataka and adjoining areas—procuring the same with the help of donations, both in terms of cash and material aid.