Contributing in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand drove down nearly 70 km from Bhubaneswar to her village to distribute food packets.
Dutee took special passes from the authorities in the state capital and took her Mahindra XUV, donated to him Anand Mahindra in 2016, to her village Chaka Goopalpur in Jajpur district of Odisha.
"This lockdown has hit hard the people in my village and I just wanted to help them in whatever small way I could. So, I took special passes and reached my village on Friday. I distributed food packets to around 1000 people," Dutee, who has now returned to Bhubaneswar, told PTI.
"My family and I had informed the villagers about my visit. People came to my house and I distributed food packets."
"It is not about the money but the satisfaction that I could do something for the society and for my village where I grew up. My parents are also happy with what I am doing."
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