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Good Samaritans come forward GRSE has also distributed food grains to the lo-
for COVID Warriors cal administration towards distribution among the
needy and poor people residing in the neighbor-
At a time when people have to stay indoors due to hood who are unable to earn their livelihood due
the nationwide lockdown, the police personnel are to the country wide lockdown. 2250 kg. rice, 900 kg.
in the forefront braving all odds to combat COVID pulses and 900 kg. potatoes were distributed for 450
19 by ensuring law and order situation and enforc- underprivileged families living in the local slum ar-
ing round the clock lockdown orders. eas of Metiabruz.
GRSE officials distributing food grains packets to the needy
Food Packets being distributed by NALCO Mahila Samiti. persons.
The Police who are actually the frontline COVID
To show respect and support to these COVID war- warriors are also being supported by GRSE from
riors, the members of NALCO Foundation and time to time. In continuation to its' earlier endeav-
NALCO Mahila Samiti as good Samaritans have ours, 650 masks and 650 soaps were handed over
come forward to provide food packets to these po- for the different Police stations under DC Port.
lice personnel, who are on frontline duties at various
check posts in Bhubaneswar. The team led by Ms.
Sasmita Patra, President, NALCO Mahila Samiti, 10,000 Masks for Bargarh
along with Ms. Prativa Mishra, Secretary and other Villages by MCL
members of NALCO Mahila Samiti in association
with Senior officials of NALCO Foundation, distrib-
uted about 1500 hygienically prepared food pack-
ets at various check posts including 120 battalion
square, Damana Square, Nalco Square, etc.
GRSE's relief to local needy
persons of Metiabruz, Kolkata
GRSE is actively involved in its efforts to contain
the spread of COVID-19 particularly in the area
surrounding the Factory premises. As face masks
are one of the significant protective equipment to Distribution of facial masks.
protect from COVID-19, GRSE distributed 18,000
masks for the needy and vulnerable section of local- At least 10,000 facial masks have been dispatched
ity as a CSR initiative. Previously, 4500 masks and for distribution among villagers in Bargarh district
1500 soaps were distributed in two earlier instanc- of #Odisha through "Sambalpur Youth", a volun-
es to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the local tary organisation fighting to check the mence of
community. pandemic #CoViD19.
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