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Rath Yatra 2024: JSP Foundation Serves 1.4 Million Meals Over 12 Days

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: JSP Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), continued its tradition of serving devotees during Rath Yatra this year too.

They served 14.26 lakh meals to devotees during the grand festival at Puri. For 12 days, starting from July 6 to the day of Suna Besha, the Foundation provided freshly-cooked traditional Odia from a well-equipped on-site kitchen and food stall at Puri bus stand near Gundicha Temple.

Over 100 volunteers and employees of JSP worked tirelessly and enthusiastically, ensuring efficient service.

The JSP Foundation took measures to ensure that food preparation and delivery adhered to strict hygienic and safety standards.

The Foundation also provided freshly-prepared food at a separate kitchen-cum-food stall at Samanga parking site.

To help the devotees stay hydrated, JSP Foundation distributed chilled drinking water through two specialised mobile drinking water vehicles, dispensing more than 6,000 litres of water on a daily basis. More than 10,000 ORS packets were also distributed among the devotees.

The Foundation provided 500 raincoats to frontline police personnel and assisted the Puri Municipality in their sanitation and cleanliness initiatives by providing 70 FRP toilets for pilgrims and visitors during the festival.

“Rath Yatra is a mark of spirituality, devotion, and unity. We are grateful to the Lord of the Universe for the opportunity to serve his devotees in this sacred festival by providing food, drinking water, ORS, and others,” JSP Foundation’s Chairperson Shallu Jindal said, and thanked the district administration and local volunteers for their support and cooperation in providing the services.

OB Bureau

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