HYDERABAD: The ‘Relief Riders’ are back on track, pedalling across the city to deliver medicines and essential items to people under isolation as well as senior citizens stuck at home struggling to get things.
The group of cyclists had started offering delivery services during the second wave when the state government had declared a complete lockdown. They are connected with volunteers from Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Cyberabad. Now, with Covid-19 numbers surging yet again, the cyclists group has resumed services two weeks back.
“We are largely delivering medicines and essential items to senior citizens and those under isolation with no support,” said Ravi Sambari, who started the initiative along with Santhana Selvan, ‘bicycle mayor’ of Hyderabad. The group receives close to 20 requests every day, including from areas such as Gachibowli, Kondapur, Sainikpuri and Alwal.
“We have been getting requests from children living in the US seeking medicine delivery for their parents in Hyderabad. We circulate these requests on our WhatsApp groups and volunteers come forward to attend to it,” said Sambari, who is a director in a logistics company.
“My mother was on oxygen and I was in desperate need of medicines for her. That’s when one of my friends told me about ‘Relief Riders’. I approached them and one of them came to my doorstep and delivered the medicines,” said Satyam, a student.
