Ramco delivers Covid medical relief worth Rs 1 cr to Odisha govt

04 Jun 2021 CW Team

Ramco Cements recently announced that the company contributed covid medical relief worth Rs 1 crore to the Odisha government. The Covid medical relief was delivered to Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) on 1 June 2021.

The Covid medical relief items were delivered to Dr S R Ransingh, General Manager (Equipment), OSMCL.

The medical equipment / materials include:

BPL Make Ventilators (Elisa 600)
BPL Make Ventilators (VENT 50 C)
Venus Make N95 Masks
Oxygen Face Masks

The company has been closely coordinating with various Government agencies and providing relief by procuring lifesaving equipment and instruments and making the same available to the health care systems.

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