‘Grand’ stand against COVID

As part of its contribution to the local community and frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, The Grand Dragon Hotel Ladakh has been serving meals and distributing protective equipment such as face masks.

Nisha Verma

The Grand Dragon Hotel Ladakh has been helping the community and frontline workers through various initiatives, contributing in the fight against COVID-19 in the newly carved Union Territory of Ladakh.

Sharing details of initiatives being taken is Danish Din, Director, The Grand Dragon Hotel Ladakh, who says, “Our kitchen team has been preparing fresh, wholesome and healthy lunch and dinner since March 24, 2020 for the doctors, nurses and staff of the isolation ward of SNM Hospital, Leh. We continue to provide these meals and will do that till it is required.”

Another step was to provide meals in the village of Chuchot. “These are difficult times in which we need to stand together and help each other in the fight against COVID-19. In the village of Chuchot, 50 families were facing shortage of essential household supplies and approached The Grand Dragon family for assistance. The entire family got together and packed 15 items per box and delivered it to the families of Chuchot on March 28, 2020,” shares Din. In fact, they have also been providing masks made in-house for frontline workers in the UT. “Our in-house tailor and his team have made 5,000 double-layer washable face masks. These masks have been handed over to UT Ladakh Administration to be distributed to the frontline workers like healthcare professionals, police personnel and government staff who are engaged in the fight against COVID-19,” said Din and added that on April 23, as a token of appreciation for their work, Hotel Grand Dragon provided lunch to the 800 frontline warriors of District Police Leh and Traffic Police Leh.