Shillong, June 26: Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (DBT-IBSD), Shillong Centre, Meghalaya, distributed institute made face masks to security personnel and local vegetable vendors in the local vegetable market at 6th Mile Upper Shillong, Meghalaya.
The initiative of distribution of face masks was taken up under the guidance of the Director, IBSD, Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee with an aim to protect and stop spread of COVID-19 among and through local vendors.
It may be mentioned that IBSD centres in different parts of North East India are actively participating and serving to protect frontline workers and local vendors during COVID-19 scenario. Such distributions will be continued to different frontline workers in Shillong area.