Hisar: In the dreadful phase of Covid -19 the security of corona warriors is in the hands of god only. However, if any of them get infected with this deadly virus then there is no guarantee that they will be getting bed for their own treatment. Pravin Kumar, the in-charge of the team performing the last rites of the Corona Warriors and the head of the Municipal Employees Union, did not get a bed for 3 hours. Pravin Kumar has helped in the cremation of more than 300 people who died due to Corona virus.
When Pravin’s health got affected by the corona virus his family took him to various hospitals. They wandered from hospital to hospital for more than 3 hours. After this, with the efforts of the commissioner, beds were found in a private hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Hospital at Tosham Road area. His oxygen level had reached 40 and his colleagues said that the doctor said, “I am doing my work. You also pray to God”. Pravin's condition was serious and after some time he died on the same night.
Who was Pravin Kumar?
Praveen Kumar was the head of the sanitary workers union handling the cleaning system of Hisar city. He was commanding around 700 sanitation workers. Praveen was one of the powerful people of the city. Despite being the head of the Municipal Employees Union, he commanded the funeral of those who died due to corona from 12 April 2020. For more than a year, along with his team members, he had cremated more than 300 dead bodies who lost their lives due to corona. Apart from this, the majority of the amount received at the funeral was spent from donating to helping the needy.