{"id":12806,"date":"2020-04-20T09:51:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/?p=12806"},"modified":"2020-04-20T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:51:13","slug":"renew-power-commits-inr-20-cr-in-fight-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/20\/renew-power-commits-inr-20-cr-in-fight-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"ReNew Power commits INR 20 Cr. in fight against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ReNew Power today announced that it will contribute to the central and state governments\u2019 efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in India. ReNew is initially committing Rs.20 Cr. to this initiative. Out of this, Rs. 10 Cr. will be contributed to the PM CARES fund, and Rs. 5 Cr. will go towards the Chief Minister\u2019s relief fund in various states. The rest will be spent on several activities targeted to directly help communities impacted by the lockdown and to bolster the health infrastructure to tackle the pandemic.<\/p>\n

As part of these activities, ReNew Power will focus on feeding migrant labourers, daily wage workers and locals around its sites spread across the country\u00a0by distributing dry ration packets in conjunction with the local administration. The company will be working across its sites\u00a0in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and will cover around\u00a0140 villages. Additionally, ReNew is adopting a village in Haryana, where around 350 vulnerable households will be provided with dry ration and hygiene kits.<\/p>\n

\"ReNewIn addition, ReNew employees, led by their CMD and other members of the senior management, are also contributing a part of their salary to fund various activities to fight COVID-19.\u00a0 Meanwhile, ReNew Power\u2019s senior leadership team has also joined with other corporate leaders from Gurgaon to provide critical support to the authorities, including distributing PPE kits for frontline healthcare providers, helping hospitals with ventilator supplies, meals and dry ration for affected communities.<\/p>\n

Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power\u00a0said, \u201cReNew Power is already at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 by keeping its clean power generating sites operational amidst the lockdown and ensuring regular power supply to people from more than 100 sites across the country. But we all know that these difficult times require us to act beyond the call of duty to assist the government with financial as well as infrastructure support to ensure that it is equipped to fight this disease. As the nation navigates these uncharted waters, we hope that our Endeavour to help equip the hospitals and their staff with the right medical equipment will strengthen local efforts in tackling this emergency. We, at ReNew, salute the selfless service of all those who are battling the pandemic, especially the medical fraternity and will continue to work towards empowering them with whatever help is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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