#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."

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 were 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

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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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