<span style="color: #222222;">A special flight under the Vande Bharat mission arrived from London at the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport early this morning. Over 300 stranded passengers landed from this flight. A train carrying over 1400 passengers from Sindhudurg station has left for Vijapur in Karnataka last night. Another train carrying over 900 passengers left for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Miraj.<br />'' <br />'' Meantime, KVIC is also playing a positive role in the fight against COVID-19. They have tied up with the NGOs to distribute food packets to migrant workers in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar.&nbsp; KVIC is also preparing face mask and helping artisan families, as well.<br />'' <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports, 18 khadi institutes located in 18 districts of Maharashtra, made around 11000 face masks using cotton cloth. An agency under SFURTI scheme has handed over these masks to the District Collectors. The khadi institutions in the state also came forward to take care of artisans and their families. While one such institution has distributed grocery items, a SFURTI agency also has provided 300 raw food packets to the artisans. An amount of Rs 1000/- has been deposited in the bank accounts of 601 artisans. Three khadi institutions together contributed the total fund of 6 lakh and 1 thousand rupees for this purpose.<br />''<br />''Mumbai based women's cooperative firm Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad Ltd. has deposited a non-refundable amount totaling Rs 18 crore 56 lakh and 66 thousand in the bank accounts of 24,231 artisans. The firm has also contributed Rs 50 lakh in PM-CARES Fund and Rs 25 lakh in Chief Minister's Relief Fund.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 15, 2020 9:14 AM
Maharashtra: KVIC prepares masks, helps artisans in fight against COVID-19