India’s largest crop protection products manufacturer UPL Ltd., on Friday pledged Rs 75 Crore to PM-CARES Fund in assisting the government to fight against COVID-19.
It is also continuously providing large numbers of Personal Purchase Equipment (PPE) units to help with the safety of India’s frontline heroes in Healthcare and Sanitisation who are relentlessly fighting the battle against Novel Corona Virus.
The company has also kept on standby, the premises of its educational institutions such as Gyan Dham School and Sandra Shroff Rofel College of Nursing, both at Vapi in Gujarat, with necessary arrangements to operate as Quarantine Centres as and when required.
Jai Shroff, CEO- UPL Ltd said, “These are very challenging times for the entire mankind, and we find ourselves dutybound to serve the nation and assist with our resources and expertise in this critical fight.
As a responsible corporate, we remain committed to support the Govt. of India and various State Governments in every possible manner.” UPL is additionally supplementing the Central and State Governments efforts by engaging 200 modern mechanical spraying machines (falcons) and 225 staff members to contain the spread of Corona Virus.
The company teams are assisting local administrations by providing services of disinfectant spraying at various public and private spaces such as hospitals, streets, police stations, railway stations, municipal corporations etc.