Punjab-based JCT Mills has started stitching 10 lakh personal protection equipment (PPE) kits for Indian doctors and paramedics deployed at various quarantine centres and wards on a war footing. Six industrial units from Ludhiana have also received approval for supplying PPE for health workers engaged in fighting COVID-19. Two out of those will provide fabric.

Of the six units in Ludhiana, four— Evershine, Shivatex, Swamitex and Shingora—will provide the complete PPE suits. The other two—Navyug Laminates and GuruKripa Tex Fab—will provide the fabric needed to make the masks. All six units got the approval from the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), according to media reports from the state.

JCT Mills general manager Ashwani Thapar said the management wants to ensure the security and safety of the workers as well. Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) will procure the PPE suits from the units and supply them to other states.

Two other companies—Surgeine in Hoshiarpur and Oxiclear Private Limited in Zirakpur—have received approval from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for supplying N-95 and N-99 masks to the state government. The combined per day production capacity of the two units is 5,000.

Punjab had initially placed an order for two lakh PPE suits.

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