Kathmandu, April 8 : The whole country is under a lockdown, thanks to the fears of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, most of the restaurants and eateries are closed. But, interestingly, there is a restaurant in the capital that is still open and serving food for free. Dalle Restaurant has been providing lunches to nearly 280 employees related to the essential services on a daily basis.
It’s proprietor Alok Yonjan said they have been feeding 180 police personnel, 60 doctors at COVID-19 Treatment Centre and medical technicians at the national pathology lab at the Shukraraj Tropical Hospital Teku.
It also serves food to 12 doctors assigned at the toll-free call centre set up by the government to provide information on COVID-19 related issues and the drivers of 25 ambulances. Yonjan said the restaurant is serving the foods to the emergency workers with a strong belief that that one should every possible thing to help/support the others in as highly critical time as this.
He said initially they had planned to provide foods to the emergency sector workers for one week but then decided to open the restaurant as part of their social responsibility throughout the lockdown period. Besides security personnel and doctors, Dalle Restaurant has also been providing free lunch to the needy people. Dalle has nine outlets so far. The restaurant had fed the needy during the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake as well. RSS
