THE GOAN NETWORK
PANAJI
In a noble gesture of corporate social responsibility towards the needy and deprived labourers, Fomento and Taj Groups have decided to provide 1000 meals per day cooked in Taj kitchens. After providing the needy with sanitising items, Fomento Resources, Taj Goa and Cidade de Goa are now reaching out together to the needy, especially to that section of the population which finds it hard to find two square meals a day.
This initiative began on April 6 in Calangute constituency and Fomento officers personally carried out this distribution programme. Around 1000 people are provided meals daily. This project will be carried out till the need exists.
Renowned chefs from Taj and Cidade de Goa are at work for the homeless and stranded persons and the menu will change every day. The companies are ready to augment quantity and number of meals as per the requirement. When the distribution began, long queues were witnessed and people gathered with their families to collect the parcels.
Anndaan (food donation) is the greatest of all types of donations and in these difficult times, when the entire country has joined hands to fight Covid-19, individuals and institutions are coming together to help the needy, homeless and stranded. Fomento, Taj and Cidade are one of the first corporate houses in Goa to carry out such an exercise on such a large scale in a very limited period of time.
Expressing pride to be a part of this noble initiative, Cidade de Goa chef Abhishek shared that his team is preparing 500 meals in two batches. “We are trying our best to offer this nutritious food to the people,” said Abhishek.
“This is overwhelming for all of us at Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd and Indian Hotels Company Ltd. We have infrastructure and currently there is supply available, so we thought we should extend our arm to those who are in need of food,” expressed one of the officers who shared that the team is taking all kind of precautions while distributing the parcels.
Appreciating the efforts of the media who risked their lives and reached out to every nook and corner of the state, the officer asked them to take safety precautions while doing their duty.
