Lockdown Underway, Hunger Big Concern In India

Caught in the Covid-19 lockdown, this homeless couple is among thousands struggling to make ends meet.

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00:00I am doing it. I am begging him to go to his stomach.

00:03I am begging him to go to his stomach.

00:09He is hungry.

00:14He is hungry. He is asking me where I am.

00:30He is hungry.

00:35He is asking me where I am.

00:40He is asking me where I am.

00:44The government is providing food to people who don't have ration cards or food to eat.

01:04The government is providing food to people who don't have ration cards or food to eat.

01:09Till yesterday, we were providing food to 20,000 people a day.

01:13Today, we are increasing the number to 2,00,000.

01:16We will provide food to 2,00,000 people a day.

01:21This number will double from tomorrow.

01:25We will provide food to 4,00,000 people a day.

01:39We are saying, over and above that, 5 kgs each month for the next three months,

01:52whichever they take, of wheat or rice, in addition to the 5 kgs they already get, will be given for free.

02:01For each one household, 1 kg of the preferred pulse will also be given.

02:09Dal will also be given.

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