STERLITE COPPER CONDUCTS FREE EYE CAMP

TUTICORIN: Sterlite Copper organized a free eye camp at Panchayat Union Primary School, Therku Veerapandiapuram here on Saturday.               

As part of Sterlite’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in the field of health, various health and eye camps are being conducted in different parts of the district regularly. An eye camp was organized at Therku Veerapandiapuram in association with Aravind Eye hospital, Tirunelveli.

Around 120 people were benefitted from the camp and the participants were screened by a team of Aravind hospital doctors comprising Dr.Neha and Dr.Pooja.

During the camp, tests on various defects like myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia, eye pressure, colour blindness were carried out on the participants and 30 people were referred for cataract surgery at Aravind Eye hospital, Tirunelveli.

Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper and employees of Sterlite were present during the event.

Sterlite honours district toppers

Tuticorin : As girl students from the district bagged the first three places in the just declared plus two examination results, the meritorious girls were flooded with gifts and greetings from all directions.

Sterlite Copper presented the district toppers with shawls, bouquets & sweets to recognise their achievement. On behalf of Sterlite Copper, Mr.R.Rajasekapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper met them congratulated them for their excellence in academics.

S.no	Name of the student	Marks out of 1200	School	Thoothukudi District Rank
1.	S.Saranya	1179	Subbiah Vidyalayam Girls Hr Sec  School	1st
2.	S.Rathi Vigneshwaari	1175	Star Matric Hr Sec School	2nd
3.	S.Christina Thilagavathani	1173	Holy cross Anglo Indian Hr Sec School	3rd
4.	K.Shruti Meenakshi	1173	Holy cross Anglo Indian Hr Sec School	3rd
5.	S.Santhoshini	1173	Holy cross Anglo Indian Hr Sec School	3rd

Sterlite will present its 14^th Scholastic Excellence Awards to all the district toppers of both SSLC and Plus Two examinations in June.

Photo Cut-Line: Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper presenting a shawl to a district topper in Tuticorin.

For further information, please contact:

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

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Boomi Pooja performed for drinking water project sponsored by Sterlite Copper at Vadakkusilukkanpatti

Thoothukudi : Boomi pooja was performed for the drinking water project sponsored by Sterlite Copper at Vadakkusilukkanpatti. The pooja was performed in the presence of Mr.Veerabaghu, Block Development Officer, Pudukkottai, Mr.Shanmugavel, Chairman, Pudukkottai union and Mrs. Mariaponnammal, President, Vadakkusilukkanpatti.

The scope of the work includes construction of two borewells, commissioning of eight syntax water tanks with 1000 litres capacity and laying water pipeline covering 2200 meters.

Sterlite decided to sponsor the project based on the request from the villagers as there is an acute shortage of water in the village. The cost for this project is Rs 8.1 lakh out of which Rs 2.7 lakh will be contributed by Sterlite Copper as people’s contribution.

The project will be implemented by District Rural Development Agency under ‘Self Sufficiency Scheme’. It will benefit 320 families residing in the village to get adequate water facilities.

Sterlite Copper has adopted Vadakkusilukkanpatti village as a model village and has been carrying out various community welfare initiatives at the village like infrastructure development works at school and community hall, renovation of public toilets, providing underground water storage sumps, dust bins, running of evening study centre and rural health clinic.

Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper was also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Boomi pooja being performed for the drinking water project sponsored by Sterlite Copper at Vadakkusilukkanpatti.

For further information, please contact

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

Disclaimer

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.            

Sterlite Copper extends financial support to carry out housekeeping work at Paediatric block of TGMCH

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has extended financial support to carry out housekeeping work at the paediatric block located inside the Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital (TGMCH) campus.

On behalf of Sterlite Copper, Dr.R.Kailasam, Chief Medical Officer, Sterlite Copper handed over a cheque for Rs 1,20,000 to Dr.Rajendrarethinam, Medical Superintendent, (TGMCH) towards annual maintenance charges for housekeeping work at the paediatric block. This will help to provide proper facilities to the 40 inpatients who get treated every day.

The paediatric block was built by Sterlite Copper in the year 2009 at a cost of Rs 80 lakh. The sponsorship will help the patients in the block to be in the safe and clean environment during the treatment. Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper was also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Dr.R.Kailasam, Chief Medical Officer, Sterlite Copper handing over a cheque for Rs 1,20,000 to Dr.Rajendrarethinam, Medical Superintendent, (TGMCH) towards annual maintenance charges for housekeeping work at the paediatric block.

For further information, please contact

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

Disclaimer

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.