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Earthquake relief   (View Comments)

Posted On Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 03:47:02 PM

The Essar Group strives to enrich and support the communities in and around its plants. The Group has transformed Hazira and its neighbouring areas by planting thousands of trees and laying pipelines that supply over 7 lakh cubic metres of water per day to the people of Hazira. Self-supporting schemes for women, schools, roads, and playgrounds and out-reach programmes have established Essar as a committed corporate citizen of Gujarat.The Group supports Hazira and surrounding villages through:


Educational

• Scholarship Scheme for meritorious students of the community
• Motivational rewards for teachers who deliver 100% results in SSC in individual subjects
• Encouragement for graduate and post graduate studies
• Recreational programmes for children between the ages of 9 and 12 at Ankur Bal Kendra, Hazira, once a week
• Infrastructures


Other Activities include

• Building of Overhead tank for storage of water at Matafalia village
• Maintaining water pipelines, community well etc
• Electrification of the 7 Km stretch of road from L&T to Mandali Gate
• Building and laying of approach road to the village crematorium
• Donation of an Ambulance to the Arogya Samiti of Hazira Village
• Earthquake relief - Provided heavy equipment, food, clothes and other essential items, reconstruction of school at Duhrej Nagar Palika School under Surendranagar district
• Provision of 950 m3 / day drinking water to the community
• Construction of community lake at Gundadi village
• Extending Fire fighting help & training to neighbouring industries
• Dwelling units
• Socio-Economic

• Subsidised medical care at the Essar Hospital at Nand Niketan for the local population
• Subsidised education facilities at Nand Vidya Niketan for children of nearby communities
• Income generation for village women by encouraging them to vocational work
• Working opportunities for qualified youth
• Creation of business opportunities for the community in vicinity of Hazira


Contact details:Essar Steel Ltd
Essar House11 Keshavrao Khadye Marg,
Mahalaxmi,Mumbai - 400 034.
Telephone:+91-22-2495 0606 / 6660 1100
Fax:+91-22 - 2492 8896
Email:
steel@essar.com
Web address :
www.essarsteel.com


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