Chitradurga, NFAPost: In line with Vedanta’s unwavering commitment towards enhancing community wellbeing, Iron Ore Karnataka organised a ‘Multi-specialty Mega Health Camp’, at Community Health Centre, Sirigere in collaboration with Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Community Health Centre, Sirigere & Sevamob. The free healthcare services provided by the health camp were availed by 392 patients across 18 villages.
The Free Multispecialty Mega Health Camp offered a comprehensive array of medical services, including Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, ENT, Dental, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Gynaecologist along with BP & Sugar Tests done for the patients who came from neighboring villages.
Vedanta Iron Ore Karnataka CEO Shrishaila Gouda said Vedanta IOK see it is the company’s duty to extend such services to as many people as possible.
“We believe that by providing adequate healthcare facilities to those in need through our ‘Multi-specialty Mega Health Camp’, we are ensuring the physical, mental, psychological, and emotional wellbeing of the people around us,” said Vedanta Iron Ore Karnataka CEO Shrishaila Gouda.
People from different walks of life, especially the rural communities benefitted the most from the multi-specialty health camp. The highlight of the health camp was an attempt to spread awareness about PCOD, PCOS, menstrual health, and hygiene to young girls, through an interactive session by Devamgana K P, Corporate Social Responsibility, IOK, in association with Sneha Clinic.
Under the aegis of Anil Agarwal Foundations, Vedanta IOK has been a consistent flagbearer for community development, focusing on transforming the communities. By organizing healthcare events such as ‘Multi-specialty Mega Health Camp,’ the company constantly demonstrates its unwavering commitment to the holistic growth of the communities in the periphery of its operations.
About Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta’s strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector.
Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development.
Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies company have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, CII Environmental Best Practices Award 2020, CSR Health Impact Award 2020, CII National Award 2020 for Excellence in Water Management, CII Digital Transformation Award 2020, ICSI National Award 2020 for excellence in Corporate Governance, People First HR Excellence Award 2020, ‘Company with Great Managers 2020’ by People Business and certified as a Great Place to Work 2021.
Vedanta’s flagship Nand Ghar Project was identified as best CSR project by Government of Rajasthan. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.vedantalimited.com
About Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business
Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business of Vedanta Limited is engaged in exploration, mining, and processing of iron ore. The company was founded in 1954 as Scambi Economici SA Goa and acquired by Vedanta. Since then, it has grown to be one among the top low-cost producers of iron ore in the country. During 1991-1995, it diversified into the manufacture of pig iron and metallurgical coke.
It has also developed indigenous and environment-friendly technology for producing high quality metallurgical coke. Sesa Goa Iron Ore also has two waste heat recovery power plants of total capacity 60 MW that produces clean power by using the waste heat recovery from its coke ovens and blast furnace gas. Sesa Goa Iron Ore operations in India are in Goa & Karnataka.
