The Vedanta alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, with various stakeholders, has touched over 1 lakh people through its safety and prevention measures to fight against COVID-19.
The plant is running operations with minimum workforce and limited resources, adhering to all the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Central and State authorities.
“Our communities are at the heart of everything we do. We have galvanised all possible resources to protect our communities from the COVID-19 and we seek their support to ensure social-distancing and all precautions to collectively combat the virus," said Vedanta alumina business CEO Rahul Sharma. Over 1,00,000 washable masks are under preparation through local self-help groups of which 40,000 have been distributed free of cost.
Over 100 self-help group members are being provided free of cost training, sewing machines and raw materials so they have a regular source of income to support their families at this time, when sources of livelihood are scarce.
The COVID hospital in Bhawanipatna has been given 60,000 surgical gloves, 25,000 surgical masks in addition to surgical gowns, and 6,000 bottles of sanitisers. Over 20,000 soaps have been distributed to the villagers, said an official release.