Mathura, Firozabad cops make masks, sanitisers for colleagues

Agra: Amid the acute shortage of hand sanitisers and face masks during the Covid-19 outbreak,

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and Firozabad police have come together with a unique initiative to manufacture the same to keep their colleagues in ‘khaki’ safe.

Speaking to TOI on Wednesday, ADG Agra zone, Ajay Anand said, “It is a commendable job by the two district police force. Over 6,000 men in ‘khaki’ are working round the clock in eight districts of our zone –Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, Aligarh, Hathras, Etah and Kasganj — but the shortage of masks and sanitisers was posing a health hazard for them. So, Mathura and Firozabad cops took up the task to fulfil this requirement and set up a manufacturing unit at their respective police lines to produce masks made of cloth, which is washable, while the hand sanitisers are of good quality.” Over 5,000 units of masks and hand sanitiser bottles have been distributed among the cops till now, said the police.

Meanwhile, after intervention of ADG Ajay Anand, 50 migrant workers of Bihar, stuck in Hoshiarpur of Noida were provided food and water on Wednesday by Noida district administration. Both Noida commissioner Alok Singh and newly-appointed DM Suhas LY sent their men to ensure that all men receive adequate food and drinking water.