BANGALORE: With just a day to go for Anna Hazare's visit, there seems to be no end to donations and volunteer support from across the city and state. The new public account opened by organisers to pay for the event already has Rs 59,000 through e-transfers and cheques. Small contributions from Rs 100 to Rs 500 have all added up. Some contributions have broken the rule and contributed Rs 10,000 or more.
The expenses are estimated to be around Rs 5 lakh. But many things have been executed without spending a rupee. "None of them asked for money nor did we have to hunt for volunteers. Now, we want to pay them back through this public account. Within hours of sending out emails, the account had Rs 20,000,'' an organising committee member told TOI.
Donors include an autorickshaw driver who gave one day's income. Early birds to contribute include Dharmaraju from Tiptur -- he had fasted for four days at Freedom Park in April in support of the nationwide campaign against corruption. The public account opened to fund the protest then mobilized Rs 1.16 lakh on a single day.
Over 300 volunteers have signed up and working on the ground for this week's event. At least 2,000 people from different districts have confirmed their participation for the Saturday meeting at National College grounds in Basavanagudi.
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