Apparel manufacturer CottonKing has started making 100% cotton cloth masks at its production unit at Textile Park, Baramati. The company is 
distributing the masks free of cost to those engaged in fight against Corona virus. The company has so far distributed approximately 17,000 masks in Baramati including Police Force, Municipal staff, work force in the textile park and other governmental organizations. Now, in the second phase there are plans to distribute masks in Pune city. “We plan to produce about 1,00,000 (One Lac) cloth masks and undertake free distribution of the same among the work force of the state which is engaged in the fight against corona”, said Koushik Marathe, Director, CottonKing.
Gokhale Construction has set up a sanitization chamber (sterilization room) at the Municipal Corporation for the staff. Vishal Gokhale, Chairman and Managing Director of Gokhale Construction, said, “In this fight against the Corona virus, we as citizens are supporting and standing with the municipal staff and the police. This is our duty and we have to work diligently in the same spirit. In the next few days, we will set up Sanitization Chambers at 15 zonal offices of the municipality as well in the quarantine facilities at Laigude Hospital, Bopodi Hospital, Sanas Maidan and also at Rakshak Nagar in Kharadi.”
Finolex Industries through CSR partner Mukul Madhav Foundation has been supporting its society during the COVID – 19 pandemic. The Foundation approached various organizations who could contribute towards this requirement. The Family Planning Association of India who provide a livelihood to HIV+ women in Pune as well as local women’s self-help groups in Satara were approached to make masks. This effort was mirrored in Masar, Gujarat and Ratnagiri at the Skill Development Centre run by the Foundation. This has created an opportunity for these women and has enabled them to earn additional money to contribute towards their family incomes. Punyadham Ashram which houses senior citizens on the outskirts of Pune voluntarily began making masks and supporting the needs of the police force, Sassoon Hospital and Mukul Madhav Foundation. Another prong in the strategy was to survey the known network of hospitals assigned to admit COVID patients to ascertain their immediate needs. An appeal was received and responded to from The Red Cross Society, KEM Hospital, Sassoon General Hospital, Naidu Hospital and a number of private hospitals. The Foundation has been proactive to provide ventilators, gloves, PPE suits, masks, sanitizers,disinfectants and face shields to these hospitals.
