#KeepChennaiMoving: After free ride, Uber collects donations for free from Bengalureans!
Bengaluru/Chennai, Dec 5: While upping its ante in Chennai, the US-based taxi-hailing company Uber on Saturday, Dec 5, launched a noble initiative of collecting donations for the victims of Chennai floods, from Bengalureans.
#KeepChennaiMoving was trending on the micro-blogging site Twitter, all throughout the day.
In a statement, Uber stated:
"We've seen Chennai come together to #KeepChennaiMoving these past few days and we want to do our bit to help. Today, through the uberAID option in the app, between 9 am - 1 pm - you will be able to request a car to come to your door and collect supplies that you wish to donate.
We have partnered with Practo to seamlessly connect your donations and deliver them to Chennai - where help is needed the most. Bangalore, let's help to #KeepChennaiMoving."
[#ChennaiFloods: Uber is happy to help]
Here are some tweets that show the humongous response by Bengalureans to provide aid to their neigbouring state:
#BangaloreForChennai
youth
on
streets
to
collect
funds
for
#ChennaiRainsHelp
pic.twitter.com/lj7GVPsdlb
—
Manoj
Kandasamy
(@manojksamy)
December
5,
2015
#BangaloreForChennai
https://t.co/xYxjAvSWgr
An
initiative
by
teachers
in
communities
that
hv
been
worst
affected
pic.twitter.com/lnxNSvP6YX
—
Srini
Swaminathan
(@srini091)
December
5,
2015
I
have
some
clothes
for
chennai/
cuddalore
ppl.
Pls
lemme
know
if
anyone
is
collecting
in
blore
#ChennaiMicro
#BangaloreForChennai
—
Krithiga
(@krithigasundara)
December
5,
2015
If
you
are
looking
for
volunteer
suppliers
and
distributors,
use
this
website
to
organize
aid
&
#KeepChennaiMoving:
https://t.co/dgfs8JKuAp
—
Uber
Chennai
(@Uber_Chennai)
December
5,
2015
@Uber_BLR
@Practo
great
effort
by
both.
#KeepChennaiMoving
—
shailendra
singh
(@confusedshail)
December
5,
2015
Any
relief
drop
off
point
near
Jayadeva,
bannerghatta
road?
#BangaloreForChennai
—
vineath
(@vineathk)
December
5,
2015
#BangaloreForChennai
Please
get
in
touch
with
ONE
of
us
@chayantg
or
@MrsCarax.
And
spread
the
word
please.
pic.twitter.com/1zHDhkhYK6
—
Samragni
(@MrsCarax)
December
5,
2015
@Sibi_Sathyaraj
Azhagiyanatham
vilge/Cuddalore
near
to
Nellikuppam
needs
650+Blankets
.#BangaloreForChennai
Contct
@GopalKannan22
9789596304
—
Sakthi
(@i_m_sakthi)
December
5,
2015
#BangaloreForChennai
Need
Medications,Diapers,Clothes,Sanitary
items,Milk
powder,Toiletries,Water
pck,can
collect
in
Blr
RT@MALAVIKAAVINASH
—
Rashmika
SS
(@rashuu10)
December
5,
2015
#BangaloreForChennai
#ChennaiRainsHelp
Day
2
collections
on
its
way.
pic.twitter.com/EbA5Gl00LA
—
Wealthy.in
(@roadtowealthy)
December
5,
2015
Overwhelmed
by
how
Bangalore
has
stepped
up
to
help
Chennai.Milk
is
sold
out
in
stores
from
Malleshwaram
to
Hulimavu
#BangaloreForChennai
—
Deepti
Govind
(@ReutersDeepti)
December
5,
2015
@shri_tweeet
Thank
you
for
reaching
out!
We
are
humbled
by
the
response
we're
receiving
to
#KeepChennaiMoving
and
have
sent
you
a
DM.
—
Uber
Bangalore
(@Uber_BLR)
December
5,
2015
#Bangalore,
fire
up
your
app
and
request
an
uberAID
vehicle
to
donate
supplies
to
#KeepChennaiMoving
https://t.co/5BIAX2ylVV
—
Uber
India
(@Uber_India)
December
5,
2015
Thank
you
for
your
responses,
food
and
other
supplies
are
being
collected
and
distributed
to
different
parts
of
the
city.
#KeepChennaiMoving
—
Uber
Chennai
(@Uber_Chennai)
December
3,
2015
.@Uber_BLR
and
@Practo
are
collecting
supplies
to
send
over
to
Chennai.
Please
donate!
https://t.co/tZwjhmgtoa
#BangaloreForChennai
—
Uber
Chennai
(@Uber_Chennai)
December
5,
2015
Practeons
packing
meds
for
Chennai.
#dogreat
#ChennaiRainsHelp
pic.twitter.com/p19HwQejs3
—
Practo
(@Practo)
December
4,
2015
A
big
shoutout
to
@Uber_BLR
&
#Bangalore
citizens
for
helping
us
in
crowdsourcing
additional
supplies!
https://t.co/mKptMDRbjK
—
Practo
(@Practo)
December
5,
2015
TFI
Bangalore
is
running
#BangaloreForChennai
donations
to
support
our
TFI
Chennai
students
and
families-
https://t.co/YNVtbVnh0x
—
manvitriol
(@ObiWanManobi)
December
5,
2015
#SpecialTrains
:5th
from
Chennai
and
6th
from
Bangalore
again#ChennaiFloods
#ChennaiRainsHelp
#BangaloreForChennai
https://t.co/7OdNK8IUoT
—
Udayavani
(@udayavani_web)
December
5,
2015
[Click to know how can you help]
On Tuesday, Nov 17, taxi operator Ola had deployed boats along with professional rowers to rescue people in the waterlogged areas to safer places. [Chennai rains: Ola provides boat services in water-logged areas]
So far, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and armed forces have rescued more than 28,000 people and the personnel were now more engaged in relief work as need for rescue efforts has come down.
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