Sterlite observes Road Safety Week

Thoothukudi: Sterlite Copper organised a general medical camp and an eye camp for truck drivers as part of 25^st Road Safety Week celebration here on Saturday.

Sterlite Copper in association with Regional Transport Office, Tuticorin observed Road Safety Week by organising general medical camp and an eye camp for the truck drivers at the truck parking yard near Sterlite Copper in Milavittan.  To improve the road safety awareness of the drivers, several competitions including ‘on-the-spot’ quiz were conducted.  The winners of the competitions were felicitated at the meeting.   More than 200 drivers benefited through the medical and eye camps also. Free spectacles and medicines were also distributed during the camps.

Mr.D.Dhanavel, Head – Commercial, Sterlite Copper welcomed the gathering and reiterated the importance of road safety.  Mr.B.Narayanan, Deputy Superintendent of Police - Rural and Mr.P. Krishnan, Inspector SIPCOT Station also participated in the function which was presided over by Mr.Thangavel, Regional Transport Officer, Thoothukudi.

Speaking at the function, Mr.Thangavel insisted that drivers should be educated on the need to follow traffic rules strictly and road discipline in order to ensure their own safety and the safety of other road users.

Mr.B.Narayanan appealed to the truck drivers to strictly adhere to the road safety norms.

Dr.R.Kailasam, Chief Medical Officer, Sterlite Copper and Mr.Lionel Raj, Chief Doctor, Agarwal Eye Hospital also addressed the gathering regarding the health and hygiene aspects.

In his valedictory address, Mr.P.P.Markhs, Head - Logistics, Sterlite Copper, reiterated the various safety related measures taken by Sterlite Copper and thanked the Chief guest and the Police officials for their presence.

Photo Cut Line: Mr.Thangavel, Regional Transport Officer distributing prizes to the winners of road safety week celebrations organised by Sterlite Copper

For further information contact:

R.Ramesh

Head – Community Relations, Sterlite Copper – 0461 4242926 / 8220054110

Sterlite Copper distributes free educational kits to girl students

Thoothukudi: Sterlite Copper distributed free educational kits to 6132 girl children in a function organised at TNDTA Primary School, Puthiyamputhur here on Wednesday.

On behalf of Sterlite Copper, Mr.Vinod Wagh, and General Manager – Engineering Services distributed the educational kits to girl students of the school.

Sterlite launched the Ilam Mottukal Project in July 2012 to improve the quality of lives of the community around them. For this project, Sterlite Copper supports the education of 6132 girl children from 77 Government schools in Tuticorin this year.

“Realising that girls are marginalised in the society, we felt the need to provide girl children with a good and healthy childhood. Through this project, we seek to provide girls with the opportunity to study and grow to achieve independence in thought and action. Our project ‘Ilam Mottukal’ will help in the holistic development of these girls,” said Mr.Vinod Wagh, General Manager – Engineering Services.

Additional academic support, material support, social and moral support are the key components in the programme. Academic special classes are being conducted for 1.5 hours beyond school time which will help to bridge the learning gaps and enable children to reach their grade specific competency level in school. The classes are conducted by 183 trained tutors selected within the community with the vision that they would be the local resource to act as friends and mentors to the children.

As the first phase of the project this year, education kit comprising school bag, undergarments, shoes, socks, stationery, notebooks, umbrella, etc was handed over to 6132 girl children. Sterlite has allotted Rs 1.6 crore for this initiative.

Mr.S.Arul Kumar, Headmaster, Fr.Chellappa, Correspondent, TNDTA Primary School, Puthiyamputhur, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Manager – Community Relations, Sterlite Copper, parents and students were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Mr.Vinod Wagh, General Manager – Engineering Services distributing the educational kits to girl students as part of Sterlite Ilam Mottukal Project.

For further information contact:

R.Ramesh

Head – Community Relations, Sterlite Copper – 0461 4242926 / 8220054110