Vedanta Aluminium Supports Inter-State U-17 Girls’ 5-A-Side Hockey Tournament in Jharsuguda
19th April 2025
Jharsuguda, Odisha; 17th April 2025: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is supporting the Inter-State Girls’ five-a-side hockey tournament in the under-17 category, organised in collaboration with the Jharsuguda District Hockey Association. The tournament is being held at the Hockey Stadium in H. Katapali, Jharsuguda, from April 18 to 20, 2025.
The tournament in Jharsuguda features nine teams from Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. Each team comprises eight players, one coach, and one team manager. Matches will follow a league format, with preliminary rounds scheduled for April 18 between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM, followed by the formal inauguration at 5:00 PM. The closing ceremony will take place at 7:00 PM on April 20, 2025.
The event is being coordinated by Ms. Aboli Sunil Naravane, Collector and District Magistrate of Jharsuguda and President of the District Hockey Association, and Mr. Braja Bandhu Bhoi, Additional District Collector and Secretary of the Association, and supported by Vedanta Aluminium. Regular reviews are being conducted to ensure the smooth execution of the event.
Ten officials appointed by the Odisha Hockey Association will oversee the tournament. Senior association members, including Mr. Sanatan Sahu, Secretary; Mr. P.K. Mohanty, Treasurer; Mr. Ranjan Das, Senior Member; Mr. Kalu Charan Choudhury, OSD Sports and Smt. Subhadra Pradhan, former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team and currently Chief Selector, will also be present throughout the event.
Mr. Jeevan Mohanty, Vice-President, Odisha Hockey Association, announced that Padma Shri Dr. Dilip Kumar Tirkey, President of Hockey India, will serve as Chief Advisor for the tournament.
Vedanta Aluminium remains committed to community development and sports initiatives, continuing to support grassroots sports and youth engagement through collaborative efforts. The company recently acquired of the Kalinga Lancers, a premier hockey team based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, reinforcing Vedanta’s long-standing commitment to promoting sports in Odisha, a region where the company has played a pivotal role in socio-economic development for over two decades.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.42 million tonnes in FY25. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
About Vedanta Limited:
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. 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 environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governance 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work 2022. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.
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About Vedanta Aluminium Business:
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.37 million tonnes in FY24. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 1st in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2023 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
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