Sterlite Copper bags Best Safety Practices Award

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has bagged the prestigious GreenTech Best Safety Practices Award under Metals and Mining category.

Mr P Divakaran, General Manager, Operations and Mr R Muralikrishnan, Associate General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment, Sterlite Copper received the award from Shri.Kamleshwar Sharan, President, Greentech Foundation & Shri R.C.Nayyar, IAS, Former Principal Secretary, Department of Labour, Government of Punjab in a function organised at Goa recently.

The award was in recognition to the company’s demonstration of best practices and innovation in Fire, Safety Management and highest level of commitment in reduction of incidents and accidents.

Sterlite has initiated programmes such as Behavioural Based Safety among employees to improve the safe working culture, Single Point Accountability to focus on individual critical protocol such as confined space, fall prevention, mobile equipments etc and adopting world class best practices in safety through benchmarking with best in class smelters in the world.

Greentech safety awards are presented annually by Greentech foundation to recognise excellence in fire and safety management. The purpose of Greentech Safety Award is to promote improvements in workplace safety, encourage those responsible for workplace safety management and recognition of workplace safety as an ethical responsibility to both employer and employees.

More than 150 industries across the country participated in this event.

Photo Cut - Line: Mr P Divakaran, General Manager, Operations and Mr R Muralikrishnan, Associate General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment, Sterlite Copper receiving the GreenTech Best Safety Practices Award from Shri.Kamleshwar Sharan, President, Greentech Foundation & Shri R.C.Nayyar, IAS, Former Principal Secretary, Department of Labour, Government of Punjab.

For further information, please contact:

R.Ramesh Head - Community Relations Sterlite Copper

r.ramesh@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 424 2940

Sterlite Copper sponsors Rs 2.7 lakh for drinking water project at Vadakkusilukkanpatti

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has sponsored Rs 2.7 lakh towards a drinking water project at Vadakkusilukkanpatti. Col.S.Krishnan handed over the confirmation letter on the sponsorship to Mr.Ashish Kumar, District Collector, Thoothukudi here on Friday at the Collectorate.

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.

Mrs.Maria Ponnammal, President, Vadakkusilukkanpatti and Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corpoorate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper were also present during the event.

Photo Cut Line: Col.S.Krishnan, General Manager, Sterlite Copper handing over the confirmation letter of sponsoring the drinking water project at Vadakkusilukkanpatti to Mr.Ashish Kumar IAS, District Collector, Thoothukudi.

For further information, please contact

L.N.Balakrishnan Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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

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Sterlite Copper Trophy Cricket Tournament

‘Sterlite Copper Trophy’, a district level cricket tournament was organised in association with Thoothukudi District Cricket Association (TDCA) in which 12 colleges of Tuticorin participated. The tournament was conducted in 20-20 format on a knock-out basis.

Mr.VinodWagh, General Manager, Engineering Services inaugurated the event at Port Ground in September. VOC College beat Adithanar College of Arts and Science by 54 runs in the final to win the Sterlite Copper trophy.

Mr.Satyapriya, Manager, Legal, Sterlite Copper presented the trophy to VOC College. Mr.Sivakumaran, Secretary and Mr.Ganesh Kumar, Assistant Secretary, TDCA were present during the event.