Sterlite Copper initiates total sanitation project at Milavittan

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has initiated total sanitation project at a cost of Rs 75 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.P.Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, 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 35000 and Sterlite has earmarked Rs 75 lakh for this 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.

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 150 household toilets in various villages in the district.

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 is also constructing 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.

Col.S.Krishnan, General Manager - Admin, 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 Sunday.

For further information, please contact:

K.R.Rajesh
Associate Manager - Public Relations
Sterlite Copper
rajesh.kr@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

Sterlite Copper Commissions Railway Siding at Tuticorin

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has commissioned its first phase of the railway siding project adjacent to the copper smelter plant at Milavittan in Tuticorin. The total investment for the first phase of railway siding project is Rs 25 crore.

The first phase consisting of 7 km track length of railway link project, connecting Sterlite’s smelter unit with the main line became operational on Friday after A.K.Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division flagged off the first rake from the company site.

The railway siding is expected to streamline the  traffic within and outside Sterlite Copper plant premises and  also aims to reduce the company’s cost by increasing efficiency.

The first phase of the project will help the company to transport all its finished & by products   like copper, gypsum and slag to various parts of the country. This will also help the company to minimise the loss of goods during transit.

The second phase of the project is expected to be commissioned by October 2012. It will be equipped with track hopper system, an improvement over the conventional wagon tippler system, to reduce the time interval between loading and unloading.

Completion of the project will also help Sterlite to import raw materials through railway link for its smelter and power plant operations. Sterlite’s 160 MW (2*80 MW) coal based power plant is expected to be commissioned by March 2012.

The company plans to maximise the inward and outward movement through the railway link.

Mr.T.Venkatasubramanian, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division, Mr.Sridhar Narasimhan, Associate Vice President, Finance, Mr.M.Kumaravendhan, Associate General Manager, Projects and Sterlite Officials were present during the inaugural event.

Cut Line : Mr.A.K.Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division inaugurating the first phase of the railway siding project by flagging off the first rake from Sterlite site.

For further information, please contact:

Col.S.Krishnan
General Manager – Admin
Sterlite Copper
krishnan.srinivasan@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 424 2926

Sterlite donates Rs 2 lakh for construction of toilet complex at Manalmatha Higher Secondary School

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has donated Rs 2 lakh towards construction of toilet complex at Manalmatha Higher Secondary School, Sokkankudieruppu in the district.

On behalf of Sterlite, Mr.C.Rajendiran IRS, Commissioner of Customs, Thoothukudi presented the cheque for Rs 2 lakh to Mr.M.Jeyasingh Cruz Angelus, Headmaster, Manalmatha Higher Secondary School.

Though the school has been functioning for the last hundred years, there is no proper toilet facility for the students. At present, 278 students are studying in the school out of which 168 students are girls. Bhoomi pooja was also held during the occasion and the construction of the toilet facility will be completed in 40 days.

The school’s approach for help from various organisations went in vain. The sponsorship from corporate was based on the school’s inability to collect necessary fund to construct the toilet facility and the consistent performance of the students in academics. Mr.C.Rajendiran also planted a tree at the school premises during the event.

Sterlite has been carrying out various initiatives to develop the infrastructure in Tuticorin. The initiatives include construction of household toilets in villages, drinking water project at Milavittan and SV Puram, renovation of 20 noon meal centres in Tuticorin and Swajaldhara Drinking Water Project benefitting 43 villages.

Mr.M.Raja Climax, Superintendent of Central Excise, Thoothukudi, Mr.Sridhar Narasimhan, Associate Vice President, Finance, Mr.Mukul Agarwal, Associate General Manager, Indirect Taxation, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper and students of the school were also present during the occasion.

Cut Line : Mr.C.Rajendiran IRS, Commissioner of Customs, Thoothukudi presenting a cheque for Rs 2 lakh to Mr.M.Jeyasingh Cruz Angelus, Headmaster, Manalmatha Higher Secondary School towards construction of toilet facility for students.

For further information, please contact:

K.R.Rajesh Associate Manager - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

rajesh.kr@vedanta.co.in Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

Sterlite extends assistance to Engineering student

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper has extended financial assistance to Mr.M.Ramaraj, a B.E student at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Mr.Suresh Bose, General Manager – Human Resources, Sterlite Copper presented a cheque for Rs 32,380 to Mr.R.Ramaraj in a function held at Sterlite premises here on Saturday. 

The cheque was presented towards his tuition fees for third year studies. Sterlite decided to provide scholarship considering his academic ability and economic status. The company would bear the tuition fee for the remaining years of his studies too.

Mr.M.Ramaraj, a physically challenged student and a resident of Idaiyarthavanai near Surandai in the district who passed Plus Two examinations with flying colours fighting penury received financial assistance from Sterlite for his first and second year of studies.

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

As part of CSR initiatives, Sterlite sponsors students to pursue higher education every year. More than three lakh is being spent by Sterlite for presenting scholarships.

Sterlite’s other initiatives to promote education include presenting scholastic excellence awards to district toppers, providing free notebooks and uniforms to more than 1700 students of evening study centres to encourage students from villages to pursue education, improving infrastructure in schools of Tuticorin.

Photo Cut- Line : Mr.Suresh Bose, General Manager – Human Resources, Sterlite Copper presenting a cheque for Rs 32,380 to Mr.Ramaraj at Tuticorin on Saturday.
For further information, please contact:

Sundar Raj
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite Copper
sundar.raj@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

Sterlite celebrates Independence Day

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper celebrated the 65th Independence day with patriotic fervor on the industry premises here on Monday.

Mr.K.Pankaj, Associate Vice President - Operations, Sterlite Copper unfurled the national flag and took the salute of the security personnel. As part of the celebrations, security personnel also put up a ceremonial parade.

Delivering the address, Mr.K.Pankaj said that it is important for all of us to remember those who sacrificed their lives for the country. He also presented prizes to the security officers and fire service personnel for their outstanding devotion to duty.

Colonel S.Krishnan, Chief Security Officer and SIIL employees were also present during the occasion.

Cut Line : Mr.K.Pankaj, Associate Vice President - Operations, Sterlite hoisting the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations at Sterlite on Monday.

For further information, please contact:

Sundar Raj
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
sundar.raj@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

Educational tour organised for students of Sterlite evening study centres

Sterlite Copper organised educational tour for the students of its evening study centres here on Sunday.

58 students from Milavittan village attended the tour accompanied by Sterlite employees. They were taken to the Science Centre at Tirunelveli. Mr.Vinod Wagh, General Manager, Engineering Services, flagged off the educational tour in front of Sterlite main gate.

All students are from economically weaker families of the society who cannot afford to take their children on a tour. The objective of the tour is to create interest on the students’ mind on science subject. The visit helped the students to understand the basics of science by seeing the models and experiments displayed at the centre.

“Students have a wrong perception that science is hard to learn. The tour was organised in order to help the students to understand the science concepts,” Mr.Vinod Wagh, General Manager, Engineering Services, Sterlite Copper said.

As part of CSR initiatives under the area of education, Sterlite sponsors students to pursue higher education every year. More than three lakh is being spent by Sterlite for presenting scholarships.

Sterlite’s other initiatives to promote education include presenting scholastic excellence awards to district toppers, providing free notebooks and uniforms to 1794 students of evening study centres to encourage students from villages to pursue education, improving infrastructure in schools of Tuticorin.

Cut Line: Mr.Vinod Wagh, General Manager, Engineering Services, Sterlite Copper flagging-off the educational tour organised by Sterlite Copper

For further information, please contact:

Sundar Raj
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite Copper
sundar.raj@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 661 2926