Construction group Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said on Sunday that it has set up quarantine centers for its 2.5 lakh contract workers and 45,000 employees amid the outbreak of Covid-19.
L&T said that it has established quarantine centers in many places from eastern to southern India. While 144 hospitals have also been compromised to provide medical care to the infected employees.
A company official said that L&T has converted many of its manufacturing facilities into quarantine centers to provide contracted laborers and employees with safe, necessary equipment and a clean environment.
The company’s chief executive chairman and managing director SN Subramanian told PTI-language that the move is aimed at providing safe and hygienic environment to Corona-infected employees at well-prepared quarantine centers. It also has facilities for medical supplies, clean environment, nutritious food and nursing workers. “
The company has partnered with 144 hospitals across Kolkata, Odisha, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi Mumbai, and other thirty cities across the country to provide facilities to employees and contract laborers.
News Source: FinancialExpress
