aurangabad pravin dewde a solider associated with the engineering regiment of the indian army is among the frontrunners in the race to help the needy and the poor in nanded amid the ongoing pandemicdewde who had arrived in nanded on a leave on march 22 just before the first lockdown has helped many people from the economically weaker sections of the society by offering ration kits and other essentials i could not sit at home in peace when the covid19 outbreak raised its ugly head i created a formal group veer sainik and sought help from friends and others to reach out to the poor and needy amid the current crisis the response was overwhelming and we could reach to many disadvantaged families he said dewde who has received formal appreciation letters from the nanded district administration has delivered over 2500 ration kits at the doorstep of the needy and the poor he has also supplied food drinking water fruits and masks among other items to the affected families the veer sainik group has also offered help to frontline workers such as policemen and doctors a solider cannot be offduty while we protect borders of the country to protect our countrymen we are pitted against the same duty now while battling with the pandemic said dewde