– Raheem Khan
Jaipur, Jan. 1: In view of the cold wave in Rajasthan, Society for Bright Future (SBF) launched Project Rahat Winter Relief Initiative 2023-24 to distribute blankets to needy people at different units of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Rajasthan.
In Kota, SBF in collaboration with JIH Kota unit, distributed blankets to the needy of Ghantaghar Chandraghata area of the city. On this occasion, WPI councilor Mohammad Asim, Furkan Ahmed, Umar Farooq, Abdul Jabbar, etc. were present.
In Mangrol town of Baran district, SBF, in collaboration with JIH Mangrol Unit, distributed 25 blankets to the needy people at the Islamic Center Mangrol. In this program, WPI Mangrol Unit President Jalil Ahmed, JIH Mangrol Unit President Muhammad Ilyas, SIO Rajasthan State Secretary Salim Akhtar, JIH Mangrol Unit Secretaries Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Hussain were present.
In Beawar (Ajmer district), SBF organised a program for blanket distribution wherein JIH Rajasthan State President Mohammad Nazimuddin handed over blankets to poor, destitute and widowed women. District President Mumtaz Ali and Dr. Javed were also present on this occasion.
In such an SBF program at Sangod, JIH Sangod and SIO Sangod distributed blankets to the needy.
They also handed blankets over to 50 needy people in Jodhpur.
Why Project Rahat?
Cold and Heat waves in Northern India take hundreds of lives each year. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), since 1980, more people have been killed by cold waves as compared to heat waves. The study also found a 506% increase in the number of cold waves the country has witnessed in the last one decade. Every year North India comes under the grip of severe cold waves, worsening the condition for homeless people.
As part of Project Rahat, SBF engages with these people in several states of North India during winter. The beneficiaries are provided with 1.8 KG mink blankets to help them survive in harsh weather conditions. The project helps minimize cold wave-induced fatalities to homeless people, spreading warmth and empathy towards fellow human beings.
