Over 500 community kitchens being run to serve food to stranded people in UP

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Mar 28 2020 | 7:50 PM IST

In a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus infection and to provide food to stranded people, more than 500 community kitchens are being operated in Uttar Pradesh, a state government official said on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said, "As many as 527 community kitchens are being operated in the state. Thousands of food packets are prepared here that is being distributed to people stranded at the railway stations and other places."

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First Published: Mar 28 2020 | 7:50 PM IST

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