On behalf of all the employees — teaching as well as non-teaching ones — of SRM Group of Institutions, founder-chancellor of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Dr TR Paarivendhar has donated an amount of Rs 1.5 crore to boost the battle of COVID-19 pandemic in India. Dr Paarivendhar, who is also a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from the Perambalur Constituency, has transferred the money to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.
SPMCIL, a wholly-owned company of Government of India, under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, contributes Rs 1,98,67,680 to AIIMS, New Delhi for procurement of 45 ventilators and other most needed equipment to combat COVID-19.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) produces 431 locomotives in the financial year 2019-20 despite COVID-19 restrictions. In financial year 2018-19, CLW produced 402 locos, which has been recognised by Limca Book of Records. The production has witnessed a jump of 75 per cent over the last six years from 250 in 2014-15 to 431 in 2019-20. Praveen Kumar Mishra, GM, congratulates the team CLW for achieving the best ever performance.
PDM University in Bahadurgarh has joined hands with district administration and health authorities to fight against COVID-19. The university has setup 50 isolation beds for suspects, 30 beds for confirmed cases and eight ICU beds for emergency cases in PDM general hospital. The CEO of the university, Chitresh Lather, said, “More wards can be made available in the hospital, if the need arises, while assuring to give adequate facilities and full cooperation to the district administration in this situation of grave concern.” The director of the university, Dr Rajesh Sood, said that it is the duty of every countryman to follow the directions of the government and health authorities in maintaining social distancing and following health precautions in this critical situation.’
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has signed an MoU with the Government of Odisha to set up a COVID-19 special hospital. The MoU was signed by Dr Bishnu Panigrahi, CEO, KIMS, in the presence of Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, Dr Subrat Acharya, pro-chancellor, KIIT. “The vision of Pattnaik in tackling Coronavirus has been proactive and ahead of any other state. This MoU takes that vision one step further. KIMS will definitely put in all possible effort to justify the CM’s faith. We will fulfil his vision and serve the people in a better and bigger way,” Dr Samanta said and added, “It is true that doctors of KIMS might have to take on additional load but they are willing to give their all for the welfare of the state. I hope that this partnership will bear fruits and we can soon have a COVID-19-free Odisha.”
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is in the forefront to combat the Coronavirus. Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) Refineries HQ proactively provided support for purchasing safety gear worth nearly Rs 80 lakh, including 2,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, two lakh pair of gloves, two lakh surgical masks and 10,000 litres of cleaning solution. This will support more than 100 plus medical facilities being run by SDMC with a team of 200 doctors and around 1,500 paramedical and support staff. Randhir Sahai, Additional Commissioner (Health), SDMC, appreciated IOC’s efforts. He said, “IndianOil’s help will go a long way to fight this pandemic. Together we shall make it possible to protect the people of our country.”
