The International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the World Diamond Council (WDC) issued a joint call last week to members of the diamond industry and trade, urging them to join in contributing to the Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF), which will provide food packages to the families of Covid-infected workers in the diamond cutting and polishing centres in Gujarat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GJNRF is also seeking funds to assist the local health authorities provide services to Covid-19 patients in India\u2019s diamond production hub. This includes finance for the acquisition of medical supplies, including oxygen generators, which are in short supply in parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The joint call for aid comes in response to an unprecedentedly high number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in Gujarat, and notably in the cities of Surat and Ahmedabad, where an overwhelming majority of the world\u2019s diamonds are cut and polished. With a current daily tally of almost 400,000 new infections throughout the country, the city of Surat has reported many hundreds of casualties in the past week alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur colleagues in India are at war,\u201d declared IDMA President Ronnie VanderLinden. \u201cIt is fighting a cruel but invisible enemy that is infecting huge numbers and kills hundreds of people in the state of Gujarat, and many thousands in the country at large.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe call upon the global diamond industry to join hands and help India fight this terrible disease by donating funds generously,\u201d WDC President Edward Asscher said. \u201cDonations can be sent to the GJNRF, a long-established relief fund that is run by the country\u2019s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI urge you to donate because our country desperately needs all the help it can find,\u201d GJEPC Chairman Colin Shah stated. \u201cTo be a platform of action, solutions, and hope, we are working tirelessly through the GJNRF. In these trying times, can I count on your support? Any contribution from your end will be of great help!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GJNRF bank account details for contributions for Covid-19 relief aid are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bank: <\/strong>Bank of India The International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the World Diamond Council (WDC) issued a joint call last week to members of the diamond industry and trade, urging them to join in contributing to the Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF), which will provide food packages to the families of Covid-infected workers in the diamond…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,119,117],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-8594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin","category-gjnrf","category-helping-hands"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Branch:<\/strong> Opera House, Mumbai
Account number:<\/strong> 07610100019910
Indian Financial System Code (IFSC):<\/strong> BKID0000076
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) code: <\/strong>400013045
SWIFT: <\/strong>BKIDINBBOPH
Email to confirm donation: <\/strong>gjnrf_off@hotmail.com
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