Mysuru: DC
Rohini Sindhuri has directed the members of Mysore District
Industries’ Association to undertake
Covid-19 tests on all
employees, saying such measures are a must to contain the infection.
Presiding over a meeting of Industries’ Association representatives at the DC’s office here on Thursday, Rohini sought cooperation from all the members to facilitate tests and take necessary preparations.
The district administration will conduct free tests for employees working at various firms in and around the city. The DC advised them to give special focus on employees aged 50 years and above, and those having
Covid symptoms.
Sureshkumar Jain, general secretary (Mysuru region) of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME Council), said that the council and Mysore Industries’ Association led by its president former MLA Vasu, have initiated the process to conduct tests on 2,000 labourers and employees in the first phase.
There are over 26,000 major and minor firms, including government-run 15 industrial clusters, and lakhs of employees are working in these organisations. Plans are there to test 200 employees at Glowtronics in Belavadi Industrial Area. Employees wanting to get themselves tested may register their names at www.msmemysore.com, he said.