Gossips: Sonu Sood gets mobile tower installed in Haryana village after students struggle for internet access

Gossips: Sonu Sood gets mobile tower installed in Haryana village after students struggle for internet access

Sonu Sood was recently also conferred the distinguished SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Sonu Sood gets mobile tower installed in Haryana village after students struggle for internet access

After distributing smartphones to the scholars of a government school in Chandigarh, Sonu Sood once more helped students who were struggling to access online classes at Morni, Haryana.

The actor started the initiative together with his friend Karan Gilhotra. They installed a mobile tower within the village to enable uninterrupted connectivity with Indus towers and Airtel.

Sonu extended a hand after things came to light via a video on social media that showed a toddler from Daphna village, Morni sitting on a limb to catch mobile signals to assist other children to finish their homework, tagging Sood within the post.

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मोबाइल तो मोबाइल, नेटवर्क की रेंज भी लेकर आए @SonuSood और @Karan_Gilhotra

इन दोनों दोस्तों ने गांव में महज 60 परिवारों के लिए मोबाइल टावर लगवाकर कर दिया

सोनू सूद ने वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस दुबारा की बच्चों से वीडियो कॉलhttps://t.co/m1wTe4JN5N

— Sarhad Kesari (@SarhadKesri) October 4, 2020

Talking about this initiative, Sonu commented, "Children are the longer term of our nation and that they deserve an equal chance to a far better future. I think such challenges should never stop anyone from reaching their full potential. it's my honor to assist found out a mobile tower within the remote village to assist these kids to access online classes. They not need to climb trees to catch mobile signals."

Since the lockdown phase began, actor Sonu Sood has generously worked towards helping those in need. Sonu Sood was recently also conferred the distinguished SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The award was presented at a virtual ceremony and with this Sonu Sood joined the likes of Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Watson, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Antonio Banderas, Nicole Kidman, and Priyanka Chopra who are similarly honored by different UN bodies.

On receiving the coveted award, Sonu had said, "This may be a rare honor. UN recognition is extremely special. I even have done whatever little I even have done, in my very own humble way, for my fellow countrymen with no expectations. However, to be recognized and awarded feels good. I fully support the UNDP in its endeavors to realize the SDGs by 2030. Planet Earth and mankind will greatly enjoy the implementation of those goals."






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