Kashmir charities go online to fight Covid-19 second wave

A Kashmiri shopkeeper cleans the display of his shop that was opened following a partial relaxation in the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Srinagar, Kashmir. — AP Photo

As the coronavirus pandemic began to spread last year, charities in Indian-administered Kashmir lacked a key tool that was available to most others in the country — high-speed mobile internet.

The Indian government had instituted an internet shutdown after its decision on Aug5, 2019 to end Kashmir's semi-autonomous status.