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Assam: Food bank inaugurated in Paglasthan of Bongaigaon town

East Story and Bongaigaon district police has launched the district’s first food bank near Police point, Paglasthan of Bongaigaon town.

Sentinel Digital Desk

BONGAIGAON: East Story and Bongaigaon district police has launched the district’s first food bank near Police point, Paglasthan of Bongaigaon town.This food bank, a community project of East Story and Bongaigaon police was inaugurated by Swapnaneel Deka, Superintendent of Police, Bongaigaon district.

The food bank has 6 racks to store food items. As stated by Abhideep Choudhury from East Story, people can donate their excess food here in the bank from which, a needy one can collect it themselves. “A record book is kept to get details of the donor. East Story will regularly check food and after 2 days of deposition of cooked food, if it is not taken by anybody, will be distributed among poor people,” he stated.

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