Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India, has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on Monday with local administration of Jharkhand for creation of COVID containment centre and setting up Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to help the community when the case of COVID patients are on surge across the State. Some executives and employees of CCL lost their lives due to COVID-19 while working.
In these tough times of Corona virus pandemic, CCL has responded promptly to request of its command area districts and signed two MOUs with Ramgarh District Administration for contribution of Rs 99.00 lakh towards creation of COVID Containment Centre and second MoU with Latehar District Administration for contribution of Rs 95.00 lakh towards setting up of 6 ICU bed at Sadar Hospital, Latehar.
Earlier in the last fiscal 2020-21, the company contributed Rs 26 crores to the Central and State Government for tackling the COVID pandemic. The company also contributed Rs 1.25 crores to the district administration of 8 districts where our mines operate. The company also distributed there dry food grains, masks and sanitizers amounting to Rs 120 lakhs when lockdown was declared in Jharkhand and other parts of the Country.
Vaccination of COVID-19 has been going on in nine centers of CCL including Gandhinagr Central Hospitals and Ramgarh Central Hospital for the public as well as its employees. Many stakeholders, who are affected with Coronavirus, are undergoing treatment at Gandhinagar Central Hospital, Ramgarh Hospital and other hospitals for treatment.
With the view to protect the lives of common people, CCL has also come up with advertisements for appointment of medical executives during the ongoing pandemic. Chairman, CIL, Pramod Agarwal also conducted a meeting with top officials of CCL and other subsidiaries to take stock of situations and issued necessary directives. Recently, CMD CCL, PM Prasad also visited Gandhinagar Hospital to take stock of the situation and issued necessary directives so that better treatment may be given to the patients.