Cleanxa founder Gurinder Singh "Khalsa" says his "business is capable of producing 10,000 masks per day," most of which are cut, sewn and packaged by the Amish community.
The in-charge of the gurdwara, Kuldeep Singh informed Quint that the gurdwara is feeding 800 people in the morning and 700 people in the evening.
Mahram Ali Shagasi was the first person to lose their life during the horrific attack inside the Guru Har Rai Gurdwara in Kabul where more than 2 dozen lost their lives. Mahram was a Muslim security guard at the gurdwara.
“I stand with the families of all my sikh brothers who died in this massacre. May Allah help all those are in trouble and Allah will not forgive anyone who take life of innocent people.”
The DGSMC also said that “langar” (free food) will be provided by gurudwaras in the city, to the needy and those affected by the epidemic.
The Sikh community has always been at the forefront when it comes to helping people in need during emergencies. Be it the Australian bushfires, Delhi riots or the current coronavirus pandemic, the Sikh community has selflessly offer to help to the needy in whatever way they can.
Sikhs, at individual levels, as well as workers of Khalsa Aid, rescued those caught in the violence, ferried the injured to hospitals, and helped rebuild entire businesses of people who lost their livelihood in the communal violence that marred northeast Delhi.
But Mr Singh has been quick to dismiss the praise, telling BBC Punjabi he was just repaying a debt he owed after he himself was saved by people during riots in the city 35 years ago.
"Neither was fighting for selfish reasons"