Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation (LPADF) Donates Three Ambulance in Rayagada

Saturday, November 06, 2010

• LPADF, the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed for Vedanta Alumina Refinery Project and OMC’s Niyamgiri Bauxite mining project donates three Ambulances to Rayagada District Administration
• The Ambulance will be mainly used for Janani Suraksha Yojana program and emergency medical services in Rayagada

Rayagada, Nov 06 – The Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation (LPADF) - a special purpose vehicle formed by Government of Orissa with Directors from Government of Orissa (GoO), Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (SIIL) as per the Supreme Courts verdict for Vedanta project at Lanjigarh and OMC’s Niyamgiri mining project - donated three fully operational Ambulances to the District Administration of Rayagada, today. All these ambulances will be placed in rural and tribal areas of Rayagada and would be used for the Janani Suraksha Yojana program and mobile health service in the district.

Mukesh Kumar, President & Chief Operating Officer of Vedanta Aluminium Limited, Lanjigarh and one of the Director of LPADF handed over the keys of the ambulances to Dr. Benudhar Naik, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Rayagada. M. Muthukumar, IAS, Sub-Collector of Gunupur; Padmanava Sethi, ADM, Rayagada and Sanjay Kumar Pattnaik, one of the Directors of LPADF also attended the small function, held at District Headquarter Hospital, Rayagada, today.

“These three ambulances, equipped with modern facilities will play important role for providing better medical facilities in Rayagada district,” said Mukesh Kumar. The ambulances will help save the lives of those in need of urgent medical care by facilitating more rapid access to health services. LPADF is committed for further contribution to improve health facility for tribal rural population in the district, he informed.

LPADF is the first ever initiative in India for sharing economic benefits of industrialisation with the society on a sustainable basis. This model, advised by the Supreme Court for Vedanta Refinery Proejct and OMC’s Niyamgiri mining project will help in confidence building in the society and promote sustainable socio-economic development through industrialisation in tribal and rural areas. In Kalahandi and Rayagada district, the LPADF has taken up a lot of developmental work such as comprehensive upgradation of tribal schools, college infrastructure, upgradation of electrical system, health facility etc, since inception in October 2009. The main focus areas are development in health, education, livelihood, communication and cultural heritage. The LPADF also inducted three mobile medical units (MHUs) in diarrhoea affected areas in Rayagada district.

Vedanta Aluminium Limited under its CSR program has also taken up several initiatives to improve the health care service for tribal people in Kalahandi and Rayagada district. Recently, on October 29, 2010 it has opened a modern Hospital at Lanjigarh for public. This will provide secondary level healthcare service for people in the locality.