Ramzan fasting: Volunteers distribute ‘iftar’ boxes at mosques across Hyderabad

Social organization ‘Terminate Hunger Welfare Association’ is distributing around 2500 boxes containing date, water melon, banana, papaya, musk melon, guava, grapes and other fruits along with a bottle of water

Hyderabad: With an aim of helping the rozedars, the ones who fast, during the Ramzan month, a city based social organization ‘Terminate Hunger Welfare Association’ is distributing fruits for ‘iftar’ – the evening meal for breaking fast – at different mosques in the city.

The organization is distributing around 2500 boxes containing date, water melon, banana, papaya, musk melon, guava, grapes and other fruits along with a bottle of water. “Over a 100 volunteers in rotation distribute the iftar boxes at mosques in the city. The highest numbers of boxes are distributed at the Mecca Masjid in the city,” said Imad Ali, president of Terminate Hunger Welfare Association.

The volunteers are students who are pursuing their education from different educational institutions in the city. “The fruits are cut into pieces and packed by women at an office in Malakpet and later transported to the city,” said Imad Ali.

On any day over 3000 people gather at the Mecca Masjid to break the fast during the month of Ramzan. The number swells when shoppers from different districts and neighbouring States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra visit the city for Eid shopping.

The Telangana government provides only date and a few quintals of Bengal gram to the Mecca Masjid management to distribute to the rozedars.