Mangaluru: With a view to extending timely medical treatment to the COVID 19 infected patients of Dakshina Kannada District, BASF India Limited Mangalore Works donated ventilator to District Wenlock Hospital Mangalore on 7th August 2020. The same was symbolically handed over to Shri. Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister of Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport, Muzarai GOK, and Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister by Mr. Srinivas Pranesh, Site Director – Mangalore Works in presence of Dr. Rajendra K V, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, and Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament.
Dr. Bharath Shetty Y, MLA, Mangalore North, and Shri. Umanath Kotian, MLA Moodbidre-Mulki Constituency, Mr. C M Nataraj, Head HR- Mangalore Works were also present during the occasion.
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