Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has initiated the second
phase of the total sanitation project at a cost of Rs 25 lakh at Milavittan
village in the district. Bhoomi pooja marking the commencement of the
construction of the individual household toilets at Milavittan was held in the
presence of Mr.D.Dhanavel, Head – Projects, Sterlite Copper.
Under the total sanitation project,
individual household toilets will be constructed to the villagers who are in
need of the same. The cost of each toilet will be Rs 36500 and Sterlite has
earmarked Rs 25 lakh for the second phase of the project. According to a UNICEF
survey, 58% of the world’s population practicing open defecation lives in
India.
The project will be implemented by Sulabh
International, a reputed NGO which had undertaken a lot of sanitation
activities across the country.
During the first phase, 60 toilets were
constructed in the village and people have started using the same. More than
250 families in the village will be benefitted through this project. The
project has been taken up by Sterlite as part of its Model Village Project to
make Milavittan as a role model to other villages in the district.
As part of the company’s total sanitation
programme, Sterlite has constructed around 210 household toilets in various
villages in the district. The main objective of the project is to achieve total
sanitation in Milavittan village by 2014.
In addition to this the company has
provided household drinking water tap connection to all the families in
Milavittan village at a cost of Rs 10 lakh. The company has also constructed an
underground water storage sump with 1,50,000 litre capacity at a cost of Rs 6.5
lakh under Namakku Naame Thittam to meet the drinking water need of the
villagers.
R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social
Responsibility, Sterlite Copper, Sterlite self-help group members and villagers
were present during the event.
Cut Line : Bhoomi pooja for construction of household
toilets being held at Milavittan on Monday.
For further information, please contact:
L.N.Balakrishnan
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite
Copper
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ln.balakrishnan@vedanta.co.in
Tel: +91
461 661 2926
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