NMDC to donate Rs 150 Cr to PMCF for Covid-19 fight

Hyderabad, Mar 30 (): NMDC Limited will contributeRs 150 crore to the Prime Minister Cares Fund to help thefight against COVID -19, the PSU said in a press release.

This will be the biggest support offered by any PSE inthe country to help the fight against coronavirus so far.

NMDC has already rolled out various preventivemeasures at the headquarters here, plants and offices toprotect the employees and their families against the spread ofkiller virus.

NMDC which has operations in the remote parts of thecountry has also implemented steps to fight the virus in thevillages and hamlets adjacent to its facilities and townships,it said.

"Novel coronavirus is one of the biggest challengesthat our country has faced and has been unprecedented in itsseverity. We at NMDC, have always been at the forefront intimes of need for the country. But the biggest need is at thistime is to be united and strengthen the hands of theGovernment of India. Together we will be able to defeat thispandemic," N Baijendra Kumar, CMD, NMDC, said. GDK SS