Mumbai woman's tweet to Modi gets her 20 litres camel milk for son
A tweet addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led to the railways transporting 20 litres of camel milk to a woman in Mumbai for her son, who is allergic to goat, cow and buffalo milk. The incident came to light when senior IPS officer Arun Bothra tweeted about it on Saturday (April 11).
The woman had tweeted that her son, who is three-and-a-half years old, was suffering from autism and sought camel milk from Rajasthan. “When lockdown started I didnt have enough camel milk to last this long (SIC),” she said in the tweet on April 4.
@narendramodi Sir I have a 3.5 yrs old child suffering from autism and severe food allergies . He survives on Camel Milk and limited qty of pulses. When lockdown started I didn’t have enough camel milk to last this long. Help me get Camel Milk or its powder from Sadri(Rajasthan).
— neha kumari (@nehakum79798495) April 4, 2020
Following the tweet, people from all over the country, including Bothra, put forward their suggestions on Twitter. Meanwhile, Bothra had contacted Advik Foods that sells camel milk from Rajasthan. The company offered its camel milk powder for the child. However, sending it to Mumbai was an issue.
That was when the North Western Railway (NWR) found Bothra’s tweet and came forward to transport it from Falna in Rajasthan to Bandra in Mumbai. “I discussed the issue with senior DCM (Ajmer) Mahesh Chand Jewalia and we decided that the train running between Ludhiana and Bandra in Mumbai will be stopped at the Falna station in Rajasthan,” said Tarun Jain, Chief Passenger Traffic Manager (NWR).
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Although the train does not have a scheduled halt in Falna, it was decided that the package would be picked up from the station and delivered to the woman in Mumbai. “After taking permission from the appropriate authority, the train was stopped and the camel milk was delivered to the woman at Bandra,” Jain said.
“For us at the Indian Railways, this is not the time to look at commercial gains. We have been asked to help out wherever possible in whichever way we can. Our (NWR) trains run through 18 districts of the country and we will do whatever is needed to help people out,” Jain said.