Panchshil Realty to provide 10,000 PPE kits to medical personnel handling Covid-19 cases in Pune

Panchshil Realty on Friday said it will provide 10,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) kits to medical personnel handling coronavirus cases in hospitals across Pune.

Panchshil Foundation is also providing food hampers containing basic essential rations like rice, dal, cooking oil and eggs to daily wage earners who have been affected because of lockdown to control this disease.

The foundation will provide 10,000 PPE kits over the next few weeks to medical personnel handling COVID-19 cases in hospitals in Pune, the company said in a statement.

...Medical personnel treating Covid-19 patients need more PPE kits and, the foundation will start providing them with these kits soon," said Atul Chordia, Chairman, Panchshil Realty.

To provide relief to workers, the foundation has provided over 12,000 food hampers in the last 12 days across various areas in Pune in coordination with local administration.

The target is to continue to distribute 8,000 hampers per week for the next six weeks. These food hampers are being coordinated through its four hotels.

The foundation has partnered with 5th battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to raise awareness about Covid-19. A team of seven experts from NDRF has already carried out a community education drive at two labour camps in Wagholi.

Panchshil Realty's main business verticals are commercial office space, hospitality and residential real estate. A significant chunk of Panchshil Realty's office portfolio is anchored by global investment fund Blackstone Group.