CSR: CEAT Specialty Tyres conducts eye check-up camp for mining truck drivers

SATHUPALLI: CSR: CEAT Specialty Tyres conducts eye check-up camp for mining truck drivers – CEAT Specialty Tyres Ltd. in association with RPG Foundation’s flagship ‘Netranjali’ conducted a free eye check-up camp for the mining truck drivers in Sathupally, Telangana.

The one-day camp comprised comprehensive eye check-up of over 400 mining truck drivers and educating them on tyre features of Minemax, a sturdy range of tyres catering to the technology which makes it puncture resistant and enhances the tyre life of mining trucks.

Mining may be a tough profession that involves miners performing at heat zones, spending the whole day outside that leads to coal dust inhalation, damage to the eyes and even cancer. Additionally, to the present, their wages are meagre which makes it difficult for them to possess access to the specified healthcare services.

Netranjali’s vision center was set-up within the Mahalaxmi Infracontract Limited coal mining area of Sathupally, Telangana where additionally to an eye examination, free spectacles were distributed to the beneficiaries with weak eyes and in cases of great disorders, information regarding hospitals was provided.

Vijay Gambhire, director of CEAT Specialty Tyres Limited said “With Netranjali, we aim at creating a safer environment for mining truck drivers by eradicating avoidable blindness through these camps as 80% of this is often preventable with early-stage interventions. Our program ensures the drivers are well-informed and obtain access to routine eye check-up”.

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