8 -month-old Ayza Khan, daughter of 35-year-old Shahid Khan who works as a ‘Pav wala’ (poultry delivery man) in Nahar Amrit Sahakti is suffering from an extreme case of meningitis and requires urgent treatment! Shahid has been diligently working at Nahar for over 15 years and is well known by the residents living there. Nahar’s Zara Co-housing Society limited has managed to secure over Rs56,000 for Ayza’s treatment, however doctors have told him that he will require additional cashflow to continue with his daughter’s medication, amounting roughly Rs 10,000 per day.
This tragic development comes at a time when daily wage workers have been hit the hardest as a result of the nationwide lockdown in our efforts to fight the deadly Coronavirus. It is an appeal on behalf team Planet Powai that the good people of Powai help this family in their time of greatest need and showcase our compassion and humanity in these testing times!
For people who want to do a direct transfer, here are the bank account details - Shahid Khan: A/C 55148597420, SBIN0060278, State Bank of India