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Viral Video: Crowdfunding plea on social media gets Zomato delivery boy a new bike!

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IN Bureau</p>
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Collective strength of the people for a good cause was on display recently. This came to the fore as people crowdfunded to help a Zomato delivery person in Rajasthan to buy a bike as he pedalled around on a bicycle in the blazing sun, supplying food items to customers on time!</p>
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All thanks to you guys.<br />
He was emotional during buying bike ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/XTgu17byOm">pic.twitter.com/XTgu17byOm</a></p>
— Aditya Sharma (@Adityaaa_Sharma) <a href="https://twitter.com/Adityaaa_Sharma/status/1513823454662778882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On April 11 Aditya Sharma had posted the following Tweet: “Today my order got delivered to me on time and to my surprise, this time the delivery boy was on a bicycle. Today my city temperature is around 42 °C in this scorching heat of Rajasthan. He delivered my order on time.” Along with the message a picture was also posted.</p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/81MDiaJrQis" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
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The person was 31-year-old Durga Meena who had been a teacher for years and had lost his job due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to make a living, he opted to deliver food. He shared with Sharma that he wished to buy a bike for which he does not have the initial payment though he was ready to pay the EMIs.</p>
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Today my order got delivered to me on time and to my surprise, this time the delivery boy was on a bicycle. today my city temperature is around 42 °C in this scorching heat of Rajasthan he delivered my order on time<br />
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I asked for some information about him so 1/ <a href="https://t.co/wZjHdIzI8z">pic.twitter.com/wZjHdIzI8z</a></p>
— Aditya Sharma (@Adityaaa_Sharma) <a href="https://twitter.com/Adityaaa_Sharma/status/1513463815576293377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sharma started a crowdfunding campaign to raise Rs 75,000, the down payment for a bike for Meena. The response was spontaneous and overwhelming and within a day the amount was raised. Sharma later shared a picture of beaming Meena with his newly bought bike on Twitter.</p>
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<strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/culture-news/zomato-s-minute-food-delivery-plan-slammed-for-high-road-accident-risk-158982.html">Zomato’s 10-minute food delivery plan slammed for high road accident risk</a></strong></p>

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