The state of Kerala is witnessing one of its worst floods in 100 years which have claimed at least 370 lives and has displaced over 800,000 people.
Well, the estimated damage in the whole state has crossed Rs19,000 crore while the whole state continues to battle with the situation, from Bollywood celebrities to local people to big corporations, the state is getting help from people of all quarters.
Let’s talk about India’s new-age technology companies like India’s largest homegrown e-tailer, Flipkart, and grocery delivery app BigBasket which has tie-ups with non-profit organizations such as Goonj and Oxfam India that allows shoppers to buy and donate relief goods.
Well, shoppers can now spend on small items like soaps and mosquito repellents. Further, the most interesting fact over here is that these companies are delivering these orders to the relief organizations free of cost.
“Our last-mile logistics team in the affected districts is helping out NGO partners,” said Amazon India spokesperson. Meanwhile, Paytm has begun an option for users to directly transfer money to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.
Moreover, the company has said it will match the amount that users donate with an equal contribution from its side. On August 18, 2018, the company declared that the donations from its platform had crossed Rs10 crore.
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