Summary:
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday distributed essential food items among daily wage earners and pavement-dwellers, to ensure that they do not face any scarcity during the lockdown period enforced to check the spread of COVID-19. Banerjee first went to Alipore where food items were distributed among daily wage earners including rickshaw-pullers. While visiting the places, Banerjee also spread awareness among people about the need of maintaining safe distance to check the spread of the disease. Policemen at areas under Beliaghata, Manicktala, Narkeldanga, Tangra, Entally, Ultadanga, and Phoolbagan police stations also distributed food among pavement-dwellers and vagrants. Interestingly, people were found standing in queues maintaining safe distance while collecting the food..