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in all the Units and Offices before entry to the Any Other Significant Measures taken by the
Units/ Offices Buildings. Further, masks have been Company
distributed to the employees. 1. Operational activities
Intensive Sanitisation of Townships • All the Offices / operations were closed in the
In our Unit Townships, regular sanitisation are Units & Offices during the initial lockdown
being done by spraying sodium hypo chloride period. Work from home, using electronic media
solution. The Offices including Corporate Office are was encouraged. Essential/ emergency services
also being regularly sanitised. were maintained by engaging skeletal staff, as
per the Government guidelines.
‘AAROGYA SETU’ • Subsequently from 05.05.2020, in accordance
All the employees were advised to download the with the instructions issued by the Government
‘AAROGYA SETU’ App on their mobile phones and of India for functioning of the offices, 33%
review their status daily. All executives with smart of employees were called at the Units and
phone have installed the said APP on their mobiles Corporate Office to attend the office and
phones and are reviewing their status daily before remaining employees were / advised to Work
starting for the office. from Home. However, all employees have
been advised to remain available over phone or
Awareness Campaigns
electronic media for any requirement.
• Mass sensitization programs were undertaken • Since, 19.05.2020, in accordance with the
for avoiding social gathering, washing/ instructions issued. By the Government of West
sanitizing hand, not touching face, nose, eyes Bengal for functioning of the offices, 50 % of the
etc. and maintaining social distancing. total staff is attending Units and offices on all
• Pamphlets/ loudspeakers were used to inform working days. Head of Departments have made
and sensitise local people at public places (Haat, Rosters keeping in view their work/exigencies
bazaar etc.) and employees and their families in in this respect.
the Townships. • As per the Government of India guidelines,
pregnant employees and persons aged above 60
years engaged on Contractual engagement have
been advised to Work from Home.
• At the Units, the entry to the workplace has been
earmarked with circles and the employees are
following it rigorously. In the official meetings,
the norms of social distancing are being followed.
2. Quarantine Measures
Home Quarantine
Such employees or their family members who had a
travel history from foreign countries or other Indian
states were kept under quarantine for 14 days.
Quarantine Centre
The Graduate Engineer Trainees (GeT) Hostel at
Khetri Copper Complex (KCC), District- Jhunjhunu
(Rajasthan) with 15 beds was converted into a
Quarantine Centre and was handed over to the state
Government.

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