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Kerala floods: How online firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm are helping

Amazon and Flipkart are putting all their on-ground resources to use, especially in the southern states for relief work.

Kerala floods
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A supply truck transporting boats to flooded areas moves through a water-logged road in Aluva | Reuters photo

Karan Choudhury New Delhi
India Inc, ecommerce firms, online marketplace giants, have all joined forces to aid the people of flood-ravaged Kerala. From opening up shelters and soup kitchens, to using technology, backend logistics and seller networks for relief material, to setting up mobile wallet platforms for donations, companies are doing everything to help in relief work.

Amazon India, Flipkart, Big Basket and Paytm have created special packages and programmes, working in partnership with NGOs as well as the Kerala government to help in relief work.

Ecommerce firms leverage on their tech and logistics

Amazon and Flipkart are putting all their on-ground resources to use, especially in

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