Advisory Committee Appreciates CSR Work

Four members of Vedanta CSR Advisory Committee comprising of legendary cine artist Mr Bijoy Mohanty; Ex DGP Mr A B Tripathy; Ex Director, IMMT Padmashree Mr P.K. Jena and Prof and HOD, Dept of Sociology, Utkal University, Prof. Rita Ray paid an official visit to the Vedanta Aluminium Lanjigarh unit on 27th March 2009. During the one-day visit they spent time in the Niyamgiri Vedanta Nagar (R&R colony) and interfaced with the residents. They also took an on the spot study of the functioning of the child care centre, the primary school managed by Vedanta, the tailoring unit and the phenyl making unit managed by the SHGs promoted by Vedanta. They also visited the strawberry cultivation unit at Rengapalii village followed by the Project Ujjala program at Basantapara village.
The committee members were greeted with a warm welcome at Harekrishnapur village where the members of the Advisory Board experienced various agricultural developmental program undertaken under Sashya Shilpa Abhiyan.
They also inaugurated the centralized kitchen under the Mid Day Meal program and planted the saplings in front of the Project Office premises. After overseeing the various CSR activities the members also undertook a visit of the Lanjigarh plant where they saw the various operating units, expansion projects and also interfaced with the employees. The COO of VAL Lanjigarh Dr Mukesh Kumar accompanied the members during the visit and also gave presentation on the various sustainable development programs undertaken at Lanjigarh.