Sanitation workers, persons living with disability as well as ambulance staff mill around for a quick cup of tea. A Ramachandran, the proud vendor, serves all of them free of cost, with a smile of gratitude. While being bedridden, the 59-year-old recalls, he used to look out the window, to see sanitation workers working day and night. Despite poor wages, sanitation workers were not deterred from working wholeheartedly to curb the outbreak. This was the reason that I first began serving tea for free to the sanitation workers,” says Ramachandran.

Source: Indian Express June 02, 2024 04:58 UTC