Vedanta supplies drinking water to Jharsuguda locals facing water scarcity
26th May 2021
Jharsuguda, Odisha; 25th May, 2021: Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, is supplying drinking water to thousands of Jharsuguda’s residents facing an acute shortage of drinking water due to the ongoing summer. Last month, the company started a daily supply of drinking water to 16 wards of Jharsuguda district marked as water scarcity areas and will continue to cater to the region’s needs throughout peak summer. Currently, more than 15,000 locals belonging to Kabrastanpada, Talibhata and Itabhata, BTM Nua Sahi, Industrial Estate, Mahuatoli, Badheimunda, Rangiapada, Hospital Road, and other wards are getting their daily quota of water through water tankers deployed by Vedanta.
Speaking about the company’s initiative, Mr. CN Singh, CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said, “We are committed to creating a lasting positive impact in the communities where we operate, through our operations and social development initiatives. The extreme summer weather has induced water scarcity in the region, adding to the ongoing distress due to the pandemic. Besides strengthening the Jharsuguda District Administration’s efforts to manage the pandemic scenario and provide proper care to the COVID affected, we are also working on other fronts, such as alleviating drinking water concerns of the local communities and other problems arising due to the heatwave.”
Mr. Joginder Manjhi, Executive Officer (Jharsuguda Municipality) cum Deputy Collector, Jharsuguda , appreciated the company’s support saying, “Vedanta works in tandem with the District Administration for the welfare of the community. Their water supply programme helps address the water shortage in the region. On behalf of the Jharsuguda Municipality team, I thank the company for their dedicated efforts and encourage them to continue the good work and support to the community.”
Every year Vedanta partners with the Jharsuguda Municipality to supply drinking water to localities facing acute water shortage during the summer season, and keep people from depending on unhygienic and unreliable water sources. The company has created various community infrastructures in its peripheral villages, like ponds, tube wells, dug wells, percolation tanks, etc. for ensuring water availability round the year. Each summer, the company also undertakes cleaning of ponds and other water sources in the nearby areas.
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 the 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 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., 2.29 million tonnes in FY23. 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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