Rapido partners with Zomato, Swiggy, others for aiding last-mile deliveries

Hyderabad, May 2 (Agency) Rapido, India’s first and the largest Bike Taxi and the third-largest ride-sharing platform present in close to 100 cities serving over 10 million customers with 15 lakh+ registered Captains (driver-partners), on Friday announced a partnership with major essential suppliers such as Zomato, Swiggy, BigBasket, Delhivery, Grab, Xpressbees, and Udaan for aiding last-mile deliveries.

Commenting on this initiative,R apido Corporate Affairs Vice-President Proful Lall, “As the nation fights its worst-ever pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions have been put in place to ensure the safety of citizens across the nation. Rapido has partnered with Zomato, Swiggy, BigBasket, Delhivery, Grab, Xpressbees, and Udaan, to support them with last-mile connectivity and deliveries of essentials to the people staying or nursing at home, said Rapido, one of the largest mobility services in the country, in a release.

These partnerships live across Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Tirupati, and Guntur. Rapido is supporting these partners in the delivery of medicines, essential groceries, and food from restaurants, helping small-scale industries stock up their inventory and finding more ways of contributing to the fight against COVID-19, the release added.