Hindustan Zinc reinforces its commitment towards safe and healthy communities

Udaipur  : One of Hindustan Zinc’s core values is the safety and well-being of its local community. As a part of COVID relief efforts,Hindustan Zinc’s Rajpura Dariba Complex (RDC) team today distributed over 250 COVID test kits to 8 Shiksha Sambal Schools, 10 Panchayat Bhavans and 32 Anganwadi centres.

Additionally, the company distributed face masks to over 2000 students and around 320 students from Gawardi Government school with school staff, Principals, Sarpanch and Upsarpanch and CSR team RDCactively participated in this distribution activity.

On the occasion, Mr. Sanjay KumarKathor – Director, Rajpura Dariba Complex (RDC), shared his thoughts, “COVID has affected lives of millions across the country and we at Hindustan Zinc continues to stand united with Nation in these unprecedented times. We hope that by making these resources available, we will be able to assist our communities in survive during the pandemic.”

The team during the beginning of 2^nd wave of pandemic had set up an oxygen bottling plant at its Dariba unit (Rajsamand district) in a record time of 5 days ensuring continuous oxygen supply for patients and had supplied more than 14000 cylinders of oxygen. Hindustan Zinc had also set-up state-of-the-art ‘field hospital’ to fight against COVID in Rajasthan and extended support to the state government by donating 500 oxygen concentrators and conducting extensive vaccination campaigns.

HZL works closely with its communities as part of its core philosophy, by creating value for its stakeholders and achieving overall social-economic development.