HEALTH: HOME-COOKED, HOME-DELIVERED

Aiming to feed the isolated and quarantined nutritious and healthy food during the second wave of the pandemic, celebrity chef SARANSH GOILA launched his maiden non-profit venture COVID Meals for India. Aditi Paul provides a brief.

Chef Saransh Goila, known to Indian audiences as the host of the popular show Roti Rasta aur India, has recently launched a new venture as part of his COVID relief work. The site, called Covid Meals for India (CMFI), connects over 3000 volunteer home cooks and low-cost catering services with frontline workers and patients. Started in April, the non-profit venture provides easy solutions for healthy, home-cooked meals.

Connecting through food: COVID Meals for India

Along with location details, you can also see the days a provider is available for delivery, their contact information, and the delivery agent – whether third-party or direct. You can also elect for free charity food as well as register as a provider yourself. CMFI also has its own WhatsApp chatbot for easier communication. CMFI currently covers 7 union territories, and 25 states, thereby panning across 400 cities in the country. For those looking to help, the site enables remote donations to verified food NGOs working for COVID relief.