Get ready to rock and serve a cause

The concert is being held to raise money for ambulances that would be stationed outside railway stations to come in handy in case an emergency arises.

The all-girl four-member band,Lez Zeppelin of New York,and MASS Ensemble from Los Angeles — a band that stretches the boundaries of music with larger than life instruments— are set to rock Mumbai,with director-actor-TV-host Farhan Akhtar,besides Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa of the Rock on Fame giving company.

Network 18 is organizing the event.

“On the day of the attacks,30 terror victims at CST could have been saved if there were some dedicated ambulances to ferry them to hospitals. They had to use handcarts and taxis resulting in 30 deaths due to loss of blood. We decided to raise funds to do something about it and try to make a difference,” said Farhad Wadia,CEO,E 18.

The money raised will be handed over to the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP),a Mumbai-based citizen’s initiative.

The funds for these ambulances will be raised via the CJP website,SMS sponsorship (partners for Mumbai),sale of donor cards for the concert,besides corporate and direct donations.

“If and when a tragedy like 26/11 ever occurs,we would be better prepared to deal with such exigencies and prevent unnecessary loss of life,” added Wadia.

The ambulances will also help ferry passengers who are injured in train mishaps at stations.