New Delhi: Pyare Khan, a transport enterprise proprietor from Maharashtra’s Nagpur, spent Rs 85 lakh for supplying medical oxygen to hospitals.
Khan, who as soon as used to promote oranges, has provided 400 metric tonnes of oxygen within the metropolis thus far.
When provided compensation by the native administration, Khan refused to take any cash. Khan acknowledged that it was his duty-bound ‘zakat’ in the course of the holy month of Ramzan to assist the needy.
After witnessing the scarcity and rising demand of oxygen amid surge in COVID-19 circumstances all through the nation, Khan began procuring oxygen tankers from cities together with Bellary, Rourkela and Bhilai at costs a lot larger than the market fee and began delivering them to hospitals in Nagpur.
Khan who had a humble starting spent his childhood within the slum of Taj Bagh in Nagpur. In 1995, he began promoting oranges outdoors Nagpur Railway station. After this, he turned an autorickshaw driver whereas opened his transport enterprise a number of years later. Today, his firm is value Rs 400 crore with 300 vans beneath it.
