Free Air for All charity initiative submitted the closure report to Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Friday, stating the project saved 500 lives during the pandemic.
According to a press release, Free Air for All charity initiative provided oxygen concentrators to COVID-19 patients in Chennai for residents at their doorsteps. The project, initiated by Varindar Singh Bobby on May 6, 2021 with a team of 40 volunteers supported 500 patients with the home delivery of oxygen concentrators for seven days, free of cost.
The volunteers handled 10,000 calls, spent 5,440 volunteer man-hours, travelling 10,000 km across Chennai over 34 days, delivering and receiving 105 oxygen concentrator machines, the release said.
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