NE BUSINESS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MAY 4
To ensure the safety of Corona Warriors of Gujarat Government, Maruti Suzuki Joint Venture Krishna Maruti Limited announced that it has handed over the first batch of five lakh units of triple-ply face masks to the Gujarat Administration at Gandhinagar, a company release said.
As part of a CSR initiative, the triple-ply face masks were handed over to Dr Darsi Suman Ratnam, Managing Director, Gujarat Medical Service Corporation Limited and Bhartiba Vaghela, Deputy Collector, Government of Gujarat by Vimal Gupta, General Manager at Krishna Maruti Limited on behalf of Ashok Kapur, Chairman Krishna Group. Bhavesh Shah, Company Secretary & Legal Head, Suzuki Motor Gujarat graced the occasion.
Dr Darsi Suman Ratnam, Managing Director, Gujarat Medical Service Corporation Limited said, “My compliments to Maruti Suzuki, SMG and Krishna Group for this very timely assistance which will come very handy not just for Ahmedabad but for entire Gujarat in this time of crisis.”
Speaking on the initiative, Ashok Kapur, Chairman, Krishna Group said, “It is a time of national crisis and this is our duty to the nation. We have committed 1 million masks each to Haryana and Gujarat Governments. I am also planning to import some machines and produce N-95 masks. All important safety and physical distancing guidelines were observed while manufacturing these masks at our facilities to ensure the safety of all the staff.”
Suzuki Motor Gujarat is a Suzuki subsidiary at Hansalpur that manufactures cars on a contract basis for Maruti Suzuki India Limited. Krishna group has its manufacturing plant next to the Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant at Hansalpur.
