Tuticorin: Tuticorin based Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd has extended financial assistance to support the proposed drinking water project in Therku Veerapandiapuram village in the district.
Mr.K.Pankaj, Associate Vice President – Operations, Sterlite handed over a cheque for Rs 17 lakh to Mr.Ponraj, Panchayat President, Therku Veerapandiapuram in the presence of Mr.Mohan, MLA, Ottapidaram constituency here on Saturday at a function held at Tamira Niketan situated in Sterlite campus.
The total cost of the project is Rs 34 lakh and will be carried out under state government’s Namakku Naame Thittam. Out of the total project cost, Sterlite has donated 50 % of the cost as Therku Veerapandiapuram villagers’ contribution. The project will benefit 4000 people of Therku Veerapandiapuram, A.Kumareddiyarpuram and T.Kumaragiri villages.
According to the plan, three overhead tanks with a capacity of 30,000 litres each and water sump with a capacity of 50,000 litres will be constructed and the stored water will be distributed to the people in the villages frequently.
Sterlite Industries has adopted Therku Veerapandiyapuram village and various Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the field of health, education, women empowerment and infrastructure development are being carried out by the corporate in the village.
The company has initiated child friendly village project, project clean hand and has also extended financial support to construct household toilets as part of creating Therku Veerapandiapuram village as a model village. Scholarship has also been provided to the students in the village and has setup evening study centres and tailoring centres.
Photo Cut- Line : Mr.K.Pankaj, Associate Vice President – Operations, Sterlite handing over a cheque for Rs 17 lakh to Mr.Ponraj, Panchayat President, Therku Veerapandiapuram in the presence of Mr.Mohan, MLA, Ottapidaram constituency
For further information, please contact:
| Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Industries ( | sundar.raj@vedanta.co.in Tel: +91 461 661 2926 |
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