Pune LGBTQ trust aids flood-hit farmers

rain relief

- Shubham Kurale

When heavy floods ravaged Solapur, destroying crops and homes across several villages, help came from an unexpected source.

On Oct 17, members of Pune’s Yutak LGBTQ Trust travelled over 200km to deliver relief cheques and connect with farmers in the flood-hit Madha taluka—an effort that went beyond aid, aiming to challenge social preconceptions. Anil Ukarande, founder of Yutak Trust, said, “Acknowledging the unprecedented rains and consequent floods that devastated entire villages, we decided not to be mere spectators but active agents of change to help those in need.”