Monday 22nd Jun, 2026
Covid-19: PhD scholar making masks to lend his contribution in Shopian
Aeijaz Dar
Shopian March 30: With the rise in Covid-19 cases, there is shortage of hand Sanitizers as well as Masks in the Kashmir valley. Since the virue scare spread People preferred to wear Masks and use Sanitizers as a preventive measure which intimately led to the shortages of these protetives.
However Government and other independent Organisation are taking Every step To Educate People about the Deadliest Virus which is Spreading Like fire.
Worth to mention, in a Remote village Manihel Chotipora of District Shopian a Young Scholar who is Pursuing Doctorate in Physical Education Came forward to lend his contribution in this crises
He has started to make Masks at his home and distributing them among poor and needy people. Bilal Ahmad said that he Faced Many Difficulties to start making of masks.”I am not an expert in Running a sewing machine.I struggled intially but I kept going and succeeded”.
When asked what influenced him to make Masks, he said, “I was very Disturbed after looking at the Surroundings where people were rooming without protection. I had a feeling that I want to Contribute to my Society especially in my Area which is Very Remote”.
Pertinetly Bilal has so far successfully made 500 Masks and Distributed them among People of his village. Bilal’s this move has attracted applauds to him besides many young boys get inspired to carry on mission.