Vedanta Lanjigarh & Kalahandi District Athletics Association organise intra-district archery competition
23rd September 2022
- 19 top participants will now represent Kalahandi in the Odisha State Open Archery Championship 2022
Lanjigarh, Kalahandi District; 23rd September 2022: Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, organised Kalahandi’s first-ever intra-district archery competition at Lanjigarh, in collaboration with the Kalahandi District Athletics Association. The event, which doubled as a selection trial for the upcoming State Open Archery Championship 2022 in October, witnessed close competition from 46 students from 5 schools in the district.
The selection process was undertaken by a committee of senior sports officials from the Kalahandi District Athletics Association (KDAA), including Shri. Jagamohan Pattanaik (General Secretary, KDAA), Shri. Sunil Kumar Behera (Joint Secretary, KDAA), Shri. Sambu Prasad Rout (Council member, KDAA), Shri. Kali Prasad Pattanaik (Joint Secretary, KDAA), Shri. Md. Abdul Kadar (Football Secretary KDAA) and Shri. Subhasis Nayak (District Sports Officer). The qualifying 19 top participants from today’s competition will now represent Kalahandi district at the state-level competition. They were also awarded with a certificate and medals by the selection committee and organisers Vedanta Lanjigarh.
Lauding the efforts of the participants, Mr. GG Pal, Dy. CEO – Alumina Business, Vedanta Limited, said, “Judging from the sheer range of skills on display in today’s competition, it is heartening to witness the impact our archery training program has had on Lanjigarh’s youth. I extend my hearty congratulations to the qualifying participants and wish them the best for the upcoming state championship. Through developmental initiatives at the grassroots level, we are passionately nurturing the next generation of archery stars from our communities. We remain committed to building on these successes and creating avenues for the local youth to develop their innate skills.”
Appreciating Vedanta Lanjigarh’s initiative to promote archery in the district, Mr. Jagamohan Pattanaik, General Secretary, KDAA, President Odisha Olympic Association said, “It is a historic event that we have witnessed here today in Lanjigarh. It was organised in collaboration with Vedanta, and I thank the company for its endeavours towards the promotion of sports in remote locations such as these. I also express my best wishes to the qualifying participants from today’s competition, who are now going on to participate in the state competition.
Vedanta Lanjigarh’ s developmental interventions in education, health, livelihood, skill development, infrastructure development, sports & culture, are aimed at improving the quality of life of local communities. Under the sports dimension, the company envisions building a sustainable ecosystem of high-performance sporting culture that allows its participants to aim for the highest laurels in their chosen sport. At Lanjigarh, the company has been actively supporting several sporting events and professional training programs in archery and karate for local youths. These initiatives also include providing quality equipment that enables the youths to compete on the state and national level with their peers. At present, the company supports the training of over 40 students in archery and 60 students in karate at the SSD High School, Lanjigarh.
Simanchal Kadraka is one such youth who, buoyed by the confidence imparted through the training sessions, has outperformed his peers and is now a national champion in the sport. The company has created a short film on his efforts to inspire many more youngsters, which can be viewed here:
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.26 million tonnes in FY22. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 4th in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2021 world rankings for aluminium industry, a reflection of its sustainable development practices. The company operates a 2 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) capacity alumina refinery in Lanjigarh (Kalahandi district, Odisha), India since 2007 and an associated 75 MW captive power plant. 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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