Vedanta Supports Jharsuguda District Administration with Oxygen Cylinders for COVID Treatment
Jharsuguda, Odisha; 6th May 2021: Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, is providing oxygen cylinders to the District Headquarter Hospital for treatment of the region’s affected populace. The company is working closely with the district administration to aid ineffective management of the disease in the region. Oxygen, being the most critical requirement during the second wave of the pandemic, Vedanta’s aid comes as strong support to the district administration, helping the government hospital provide proper care to those undergoing treatment.
Speaking about the company’s initiative, Mr CN Singh, CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said, “It is our solemn duty to stand with community and district administration at the time of need like this. We have ensured the supply of oxygen cylinders to district Covid hospital Jharsuguda on time so that an uninterrupted oxygen supply is maintained for the treatment of Covid patients. We stand firmly with the people of Jharsuguda and district administration in the fight against Covid and we will always be at the forefront and ensure our cooperation in all possible manner to mitigate the current scenario.”
Dr Lal Mohan Routray, CDM&PHO, Jharsuguda district appreciated the company’s support saying, “Being a responsible corporate, Vedanta has always stood with the district administration and people of Jharsuguda in the fight against the Covid pandemic. Their support in operating district Covid hospital is significant. From arrangements of beds, ventilators, medicines, Oxygen cylinders, ambulances, to a full-time dedicated DG is extremely crucial in saving the lives of our people. We stand together in this fight.”
Towards ensuring greater preparedness against COVID-19 at the grassroots, Vedanta had rolled out a plethora of initiatives in Jharsuguda. The company had helped set up the District COVID Hospital, by providing infrastructure and medical equipment such as beds and ICUs, ventilators, PPE and corona kits, oxygen concentrators, medicines, and other essential supplies.
Vedanta distributed over 1.6 lakh masks to the community and frontline workers. The masks were stitched by local women’s SHG under Subhalaxmi Cooperative, Vedanta’s flagship women empowerment project in Jharsuguda, thus providing them with a safe means of livelihood during the lockdown. More than 3300 ration kits were distributed to daily wage earners, slum dwellers and under-served families. Extensive awareness sessions on COVID-19 were conducted across more than 30 remote villages, and sanitization and disinfection activities were carried out in peripheral villages, public spaces, government offices, etc.
Vedanta’s social interventions in the domains of quality education sustainable livelihood, women empowerment, health, water and sanitation, bio-investment and community infrastructure reach out to a total of 72 villages in Jharsuguda and nearby areas, benefiting nearly 80,000 people in a year. It empowers more than 4000 women from over 330 SHGs, provides doorstep healthcare services to about 32,000 people annually, gives educational support to more than 6400 students, has planted more than 1.48 lakh trees in partnership with the community, and built 570 plus infrastructural projects at the community level.
Vedanta is India’s largest producer of green metal, aluminium, operating a world-class 1.6 MTPA aluminium smelter and 3615 MW thermal power generation facility in Jharsuguda, Odisha. The only Indian smelter in the global ‘1 Million Tonne’ production and export club, Vedanta Jharsuguda is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications across core industries. With one of the largest technically qualified and diverse workforces in the country, the company is working towards a sustainable and greener future for all by spurring emerging applications of aluminium, the ‘Metal of the Future.
About Vedanta Aluminium and Power
Vedanta Aluminium, a part of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, producing almost half of India’s aluminium or 1.9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in FY20, and is also one of the largest private power producers in the country. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class smelters, power plants and alumina refinery spread across India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
About Vedanta Cares
Vedanta is committed to reinvesting in the social good of its neighbouring communities and the nation. The Group’s flagship CSR project, Nand Ghar, is a network of model anganwadis where the thrust is on inclusive development of women and children at the grassroots level. The Group CSR initiative comprises seven key verticals – Education, Healthcare, Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Livelihood, Skilling, Sports & Culture and Employee Volunteering. Vedanta Foundation, a philanthropic initiative of Vedanta Group is focused on skill development and vocational training programmes for the underprivileged to make them employable. A key healthcare speciality CSR project is the Balco Medical Centre, a 200-bed state-of-the-art Cancer care hospital located in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The company supports grassroots level sports through their Football academies in Goa and Udaipur.
About Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals companies with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa, Namibia, and Australia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation-building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta’s strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and the environment.
Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. Under the aegis of Vedanta Cares, the flagship social impact programme, Nand Ghars have been set up as a model Anganwadi focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. The company has been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index and was conferred CII-ITC Sustainability Award, the FICCI CSR Award, Dun & Bradstreet Awards in Metals & Mining, and certified as a Great Place to Work. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India and has ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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