New Delhi: Amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen in Delhi, Gurudwara Singh Sabha located in Greater Kailash area of the national capital has started “Oxygen Langar” for refilling of oxygen cylinders, where people can come and refill their empty oxygen cylinders.
Former president of Delhi Gurudwara Committee Manjeet Singh GK told ANI that his team is arranging oxygen from Punjab and Haryana to provide oxygen to the people in Delhi.
Mr Singh further said that at the moment they have an oxygen supply for only 100 to 150 people.
“If we will have more oxygen then we will be able to run the oxygen langar for 24 hours,” he added.
Along with medical oxygen, the Gurudwara also made arrangements for home delivery of food for COVID-19 infected people.
The Gurudwara has also issued a helpline number where people can ask for help regarding food.
The national capital is witnessing over 300 daily fatalities due to COVID-19 for the past seven days. The city reported 25,986 new COVID-19 cases and 368 related deaths on April 28, taking the total active cases in Delhi to 99,752.
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“Oxygen Langar” is a fine initiative. It’s an exercise in nation-building.
The Sikh community has always been at the forefront when it comes to the service to the humanity. The “Oxygen Langar” is an extraordinary initiative to save the dying people. “Home Delivery of food” is yet another generous gesture.
What is the Christian community doing??? Has any Christian community, so far, offered its space like church building, school/college, function halls etc. to accommodate covid-19 patients? Any distribution of food anywhere? NOTHING IS KNOWN.
Christians have much to learn from Sikh people, especially, their “abilities to respond to needy situations/people like the Good Samaritan”.
More than reciting rosaries, saying prayers and doing adorations, the urgent need is to be in the field offering the required services to the covid-19 patients.