Hindustan Zinc’s All-Women Rescue Team to Compete Internationally


Hindustan Zinc announced that its all-women mine rescue team will represent India at an international competition. This team, noted as the country's first all-women mine rescue team, will join 26 other teams at the XIII International Mine Rescue Competition. This event will be hosted by the National Mining Agency in Colombia, with guidance from the International Mines Rescue Body (IMRB).

Arun Misra, the CEO of Hindustan Zinc, remarked that the team represents a historic breakthrough as the first-ever all-women team from India to compete on such a prestigious global stage. He highlighted their exceptional rescue skills and expertise. Misra also emphasized that their participation underscores the company's ongoing commitment to gender diversity and parity, ensuring equal representation and opportunities at all levels.

The seven-member team will participate in six categories, which include mine rescue drills in both breathing and non-breathing atmospheres, first aid, mining rescue skills, equipment technician tests, and theoretical knowledge evaluations. The annual competition, hosted in various countries, features a range of rescue drills and tests designed to simulate critical underground mine rescue scenarios.

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