Hindu Economic Forum donates masks for COVID-19 workers

Coimbatore, Apr 16 (): The local chapter of theHindu Economic Forum (HEF) has handed over to Tamil NaduMinister S P Velumani one lakh washable, reusable face masksmeant for workers combating coronavirus.

The masks from export quality performance fabric wouldbe distributed among the police, conservancy workers andothers through the state government, its secretaryPalaniappan Shanmugham said in a press release on Thursday.

HEF is a pan-India organisation with chapters in allmajor cities. The Coimbatore chapter is headed by Arya VaidyaPharmacy managing director Dr P R Krishnakumar Warrier.

During this current crisis, the chapter is running twocentral kitchens, in association with Sreevatsa Lunchbox andCMS Trust, and serves 1,500 meals per day to migrants andneedy people In association with the revenue authorities, the foodwould be served till the lockdown is lifted and plans todistribute a total of 50,000-60,000 meals during this period,he said. NVMSNVG NVG