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• 600 packets of Hot cooked meals were distributed for vulnerable categories of employees to contain
on a daily basis (in total 36,000 meals were served) the spread of COVID-19.
within Visakhapatnam District to needy stranded • Details of history of travel abroad for self and
contract workers in association with members of their family members collected from all the
Sri Sathyasai Seva Samiti (Ukkunagaram) from employees and advised quarantine for them.
03.04.2020 to 01.06.2020 with a total expenditure of • Further, details of history of travel to hotspot
` 7,10,000/-. areas for COVID like Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra
• Grocery items for 50 Stranded Contract workers etc. for self and their family members from
including migrant labourers inside the plant February 2020 onwards collected from all the
were provided through WIPS (Women In Public employees and advised quarantine for them.
Sector) wing of RINL with an expenditure of ` • Plant is being run with skeletal manpower.
2,000/-. The guidelines issued by the Central and State
• Arranged Annadaan to about 300 persons per Government are being followed both inside the
day at Rehabilitation colonies on five occasions. A plant and other administrative buildings. These
total of 1500 meals with expenditure of ` 30,000/- personnel are distributed across 64 departments
were served. of the plant within a periphery of 900 acres.
• Distribution of 470 nos. of Amruta kalasams Thus, the congregation as envisaged by Govt. is
(items containing 10 kg Rice, 1 kg toordal, 1/2 being avoided.
kg Tamarind, 1 litre Oil packets, 1/4 kg red • Thermal scanners have been procured and
chills) at Aganampudi & surrounding areas scanning of employees is being done at entry
by the members of Sri Sathyasai Seva Samiti points at work site.
(Ukkunagaram) on 20.04.2020. An expenditure of • Soaps for hand-wash are being provided in the
` 3,76,000/- was incurred in this regard. washroom for use of employees.
• Food was arranged on daily basis to about 125 • Hand Sanitisers have been provided at Control
migrant labourer of Odisha & Bihar sheltered pulpits and cranes etc.
at Jr. College, Aganampudi by the members of • Regular disinfection of toilets and shop floor
Sri Sathyasai Seva Samiti (Ukkunagaram) from areas with disinfectants has been taken up.
14.04.2020 to 17.05.2020. Total of 4,250 meals with • All public places of worship, entertainment,
a cost of ` 2,04,000/- was served. sports, recreation clubs, gyms have been closed
• 4,200 nos of Face Masks were distributed in the township during the lockdown period as
through Visteel Mahila Samithi, WIPS (Women per Govt. guidelines.
In Public Sector) wing of RINL, Brahma • All shops and commercial establishments
Kumaris (Ukkunagaram), Sri Sathyasai Seva except those meant for essential supply such as
Samiti (Ukkunagaram) and Gayatri Chetna medicines, milk, groceries, vegetables etc., are
Kendra (Gayatri Pariwar-Ukkunagaram). The not allowed to function with adequate measure
expenditure incurred in this regard is ` 84,000/- to avoid crowding during the lockdown period.
Preventive measures Overall preparedness of COVID facility

Precautionary measures undertaken at RINL to • In order to create awareness among Steel Plant
contain the spread of COVID-19 are as given under: employees and Ukkunagaram residents, wide
• A circular was issued advising all the employees publicity has been given by an appeal from CMD
and township residents to follow the guidelines through pamphlets, Dial tone message through
keeping in view the outbreak of COVID-19. internal Max phones, public announcements
• Guidelines were issued for working from home and displaying guidelines though intranet portal

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