HCL provides safety equipment to police personnel and sanitary workers in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: HCL has provided safety equipment to police personnel and sanitary workers in Tamil Nadu in light of the rising number of cases in the State. HCL’s contributions include 340,000 of 3-ply masks, 66,500 N-95 masks, 19,000 PPE kits and 12,750 litres of sanitizer. The safety gear provided by the global conglomerate also includes 130,000 gloves, 27,000 face shields, gum boots and battery-operated sprayers.

A substantial part of the overall contribution including 20,000 N-95 masks, 20,000 rubber gloves, 2,300 gumboots and 4,500 PPE kits have been provided to the sanitary workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation.

“Our frontline workers including police personnel and sanitary staff risk infection everyday as they work towards providing critical services in these difficult times... We have therefore, contributed a variety of safety gear to the various police departments in the State and also to the Greater Chennai Corporation,” Nidhi Pundhir, Director HCL Foundation said.


HCL contributed the safety equipment to the Tamil Nadu police through the office of the Director-General of Police, office of Chennai Police Commissioner, office of Madurai City Police Commissioner (ADGP) and the office of Superintendent of Police, Madurai.