By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
VEDANTA Limited has moved in to raise public awareness by distributing thousands of re-usable face masks in Chingola and Chililabombwe following the rising numbers of the new omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus recorded in Zambia.
The company this week distributed 4,000 masks to commuters and marketeers as a response to this concerning challenge.
This is in addition to the over 10,000 masks distributed to the communities surrounding Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in the past weeks.
Vedanta remains committed to helping Zambians in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Moses Banda, company Country Director.
Dr Banda stated that Vedanta had provided, 13,000 masks to the region and distributed these to the most vulnerable groups.
“The most prominent issue our country is facing at present is COVID-19, and Vedanta is aiding the fight against the pandemic by providing sanitisers including facemasks to Chingola.
“Vedanta has provided, 13,000 masks to the region and distributed these to the most vulnerable groups. To the young schoolgirls, Vedanta has donated 1,000 reusable sanitary pads and 6,000 reusable facemasks,” he said in a statement.
As a concerned corporate citizen, according to Dr Banda, this act by Vedanta went some way in cushioning the public from the adverse effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He explained that the company’s interactions with the community members were meant to assure the communities around KCM of the commitment from Vedanta to better their lives for good.
“The Company’s commitment to the Copperbelt extends to all local stakeholders to KCM and a further initiative underway is working with the local NGO.
“A Company representative recently attended International Day of the Disabled, in order to better understand how Vedanta can assist further, not only in the disabled community, but also wider vulnerable women groups,” Dr Banda said.
Vedanta Limited joins the fight against Omicron viriant
