Nagpur: Temperatures are increasing and the state of stray animals in town is declining with the full lockdown. To have some comfort in the scorching sun, NGO Save Speechless Organization (SSO) has launched a ‘Jal Hai Sabka Haq’ initiative. The company will build over 50 cement water pots around town for stray animals.
“In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic scare, everybody has difficult times. The abandoned animals roaming in pursuit of food and water are especially hard-hit. Only birds and other smaller creatures including squirrels and cats fight for life, “SSO creator Smita Mire said.
Although strays get food on the sidewalks, the main problem is water. “Project Jal Hai Sabka Haq seeks to help animals and birds quench their thirst during the lockdown. We’ve put an order for 50 containers, each costing Rs 120. Yet we like more pots around the city and no animal dies of hunger,” Mire said.
The cement pots are large, and no one may break them, usually for mud or metal pots. “This positions these pots forever. All have our organization’s title ‘Save Speechless Organization (SSO)’ as identifying points,” Mire said.
The campaign will commence on Saturday when volunteers will cover different areas such as Manewada, Narendra Nagar, Khamla, Patode Square, Ambazari, Jaitala, Hingna T-Point, Amravati Road, Wadi etc. For the route from Dabha to Katol Naka, the organization has booked a tanker to fill the pots with water. “Our volunteers can refill the pots regularly at other sites. We’ll have our own political vans,” Mire added.
The group needs community sponsorship to reach more regions. Anyone wishing to help should contact SSO on:8055239993. “We would even make pots for interested people. What they have to do is tell us how many pots they like and where they’ll put it,” Mire said.
