Despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and lockdown, a group of students from the Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) has turned Good Samaritans, by pooling in money to distribute food for the homeless. They are a group of 80 postgraduate medical students in their third year of post-graduate studies.
After the Tamil Nadu government called for a complete lockdown, these students noticed that the homeless were left with no means for food. Since then they have been pooling in money to cook extra food at the mess in their hostel, and distributing those parcels for 50 homeless people in and around Kilpauk. They use their own means of transport for this service.
“On ordinary days, they get help from passers-by as shops will remain open. But during tough times like these, they will be left helpless. So, we decided to take this up as a service until June 30”, said Somumurthy Nagarajan, a third-year student belonging to the group.
They do this by taking turns, as they have specific shift timings for working in the hospital during the lockdown period.