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CSR Newsletter from L&T Construction Read the e-copy of all issues at http://www.lntecc.com/homepage/common/reachingout.htm July - September 2015 Volume - 5, Issue - 3 MORE REASONS WHY L&T IS A LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE IN INDIA 3 Leaders in sustainability in the capital goods sector L&T has emerged the leader in sustainability in the capital goods sector in India on the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Market Indices (DJSI-EMI) 2015. A 35% improvement in its score over the previous year reflects the success of several wide-ranging sustainability initiatives. Only 9 Indian companies feature in the indices with L&T being the only Indian company from amongst 14 in the capital goods sector from emerging markets which includes the BRICS countries. DJSI has been tracking the performance of the world’s leading companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria since 1999. This is the third consecutive year that L&T has made it to the top few in the DJSI-EMI, undoubtedly a recognition of L&T’s continued commitment to its sustainability programmes. Among Asia’s Top 5 ‘Most Sustainable Companies’ L&T has, once again been featured among Asia’s Top 5 ‘Most Sustainable Companies’ in the Industrials Sector in Channel NewsAsia’s Sustainability Rankings 2015. In the Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies’ list, L&T stood at 81 with only 18 Indian companies making it to the Top 100 list. The Channel NewsAsia Sustainability Rankings identify the Top 100 companies in the region with the highest sustainability performance, based on a broad range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators. The analysis takes into account the performance of a company in terms of its contribution to social development, good governance and environmental protection. Among Top 5 in the Economic Times CSR Survey India’s leading financial publication - The Economic Times has ranked L&T at # 4 in its survey of ‘Best Companies for CSR in India’ which is a marked improvement from its 7th rank in the previous year’s survey. Conducted by Futurescape and IIM-Udaipur on behalf of The Economic Times, the survey this year featured 216 companies whose CSR efforts were weighed against four key criteria of sustainability, stakeholder value, governance and disclosures. Listing L&T’s efforts, the survey makes a special mention of L&T’s focus on water, sanitation, education, healthcare and skill building. Companies featured in the survey represented sectors as varied as automobiles, banks, diversified FMCG, infrastructure, information technology, metals and mining, oil, power, steel, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and others. A s a company that touches and transforms the lives of millions every year, we have always endeavored to embed sustainability into the core of our business operations to create shared value not only for our business but for the society as well. Whether it is helping the future of the country to have better facilities at schools to learn or aiding the sick through the Prayas Trust or; whether it is finding a new compound to cure concrete that obviates the use of precious water or lending a helping hand to victims of natural disasters, we have always kept the tripod of Planet, People and Profit central to way we do business. As our Group Executive Chairman says, sustainability is a story that has to be co-authored by the company along with the society and we have been doing more than our bit to ensure that the story is told. It is therefore heartening to note that our efforts are being recognized by the outside world and that is fuel enough to give greater impetus Editorial Education 02 Health 04 Tree plantation 06 Prayas 10 L&Teering 08 Blood donation 09 to many of our efforts to give back to society. However, always remember that CSR is not just a corporate responsibility; it involves an individual’s responsibility too to serve. Have you done your bit?

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CSR Newsletter from L&T ConstructionRead the e-copy of all issues at http://www.lntecc.com/homepage/common/reachingout.htm

July - September 2015Volume - 5, Issue - 3

more reasons why L&T is a Leader in susTainabiLiTy performance in india3Leaders in sustainability

in the capital goods sector

L&T has emerged the leader in sustainability in

the capital goods sector in India on the Dow

Jones Sustainability Emerging Market Indices

(DJSI-EMI) 2015.

A 35% improvement in its score over the

previous year reflects the success of several

wide-ranging sustainability initiatives. Only

9 Indian companies feature in the indices

with L&T being the only Indian company

from amongst 14 in the capital goods sector

from emerging markets which includes the

BRICS countries. DJSI has been tracking the

performance of the world’s leading companies

in terms of economic, environmental and

social criteria since 1999. This is the third

consecutive year that L&T has made it to

the top few in the DJSI-EMI, undoubtedly a

recognition of L&T’s continued commitment

to its sustainability programmes.

Among Asia’s Top 5

‘Most Sustainable Companies’

L&T has, once again been featured among

Asia’s Top 5 ‘Most Sustainable Companies’ in

the Industrials Sector in Channel NewsAsia’s

Sustainability Rankings 2015.

In the Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies’

list, L&T stood at 81 with only 18 Indian

companies making it to the Top 100 list. The

Channel NewsAsia Sustainability Rankings

identify the Top 100 companies in the region

with the highest sustainability performance,

based on a broad range of environmental,

social and governance (ESG) indicators. The

analysis takes into account the performance

of a company in terms of its contribution

to social development, good governance and

environmental protection.

Among Top 5 in the

Economic Times CSR Survey

India’s leading financial publication - The

Economic Times has ranked L&T at # 4 in its

survey of ‘Best Companies for CSR in India’

which is a marked improvement from its 7th

rank in the previous year’s survey.

Conducted by Futurescape and IIM-Udaipur

on behalf of The Economic Times, the survey

this year featured 216 companies whose

CSR efforts were weighed against four key

criteria of sustainability, stakeholder value,

governance and disclosures. Listing L&T’s

efforts, the survey makes a special mention of

L&T’s focus on water, sanitation, education,

healthcare and skill building.

Companies featured in the survey represented

sectors as varied as automobiles, banks,

diversified FMCG, infrastructure, information

technology, metals and mining, oil, power,

steel, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications

and others.

As a company that touches and transforms

the lives of millions every year, we have

always endeavored to embed sustainability

into the core of our business operations to create

shared value not only for our business but for the

society as well. Whether it is helping the future of

the country to have better facilities at schools to

learn or aiding the sick through the Prayas Trust

or; whether it is finding a new compound to cure

concrete that obviates the use of precious water

or lending a helping hand to victims of natural

disasters, we have always kept the tripod of Planet,

People and Profit central to way we do business. As

our Group Executive Chairman says, sustainability

is a story that has to be co-authored by the

company along with the society and we have been

doing more than our bit to ensure that the story

is told. It is therefore heartening to note that our

efforts are being recognized by the outside world

and that is fuel enough to give greater impetus

Editorial

education 02 health 04 Tree plantation 06 prayas 10L&Teering 08 blood donation 09

to many of our efforts

to give back to society.

However, always

remember that CSR is

not just a corporate

responsibility; it

involves an individual’s

responsibility too to

serve. Have you done

your bit?

a hand of heLp in seeding knowLedgeL&T’s endeavours to strengthen the fabric of India have manifested themselves in multiple ways with a crucial component of nation building being social infrastructure which is indispensable for progress. As India’s leading builder of major infrastructure projects, L&T’s project sites are committed to the development of schools and children by creating sustainable infrastructure. Here are a few of them:

my worLd…my pLayground, a new initiative spreading cheer All work and no play makes Jack

a dull boy! While a number of

project teams are focusing their

efforts on creating proper class room

infrastructure in schools across the

country, TI IC decided to focus their

efforts on setting up interesting

playground infrastructure.

As a part of this unique initiative,

7805 children are revelling on

playground equipment like climbers,

sea-saws, slides, swings, merry-go-

rounds that have been installed in

33 schools in the states of Gujarat,

Rajasthan, U.P, West Bengal, Odisha,

Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and

Tamil Nadu.

PT&D IC’s project team at DMRC phase

3 reached out to 350 students of

Tapovan Vidhya Mandir in Ghaziabad

on 13th August 2015 and presented

them with books and uniforms.

The activity was inaugurated by Mr.

Debjyoti Chatterjee (COH, Delhi

Cluster) along with Mr. M.S. Kanyal

books and uniforms for 350 students in ghaziabad (CPM, DMRC Project), Mr. Pankaj

Garg (CPM, DMRC Project), Mr. M.K.

Tyagi (CPM, DMRC Project), Mr. G.

Ragothaman (CPM, DMRC Project),

Mr. Muthukrishnan (Accounts Head,

DMRC Projects) and Mr. Sachin

Pandey (HR Manager, Delhi Cluster)

and other employees.

STUDy KITS AND FURNITURE FOR SCHOOLS IN JAWAI WSW&C IC’s Jawai Cluster

Distribution project

team initiated reach out

programmes over 12th and

24th September 2015 that

benefitted the local schools.

At a school in Falna village,

the team donated study

kits for 189 students which

included school bags and

stationary items. Following

this event, the team reached

out to a school at Jadan

and donated 20 desks

along with 400 notebooks.

The Sarpanch of both the

villages were present and

appreciated the initiative.

2 EDUCATION

85 children of Akanksha School, which is run by the spouses of I.A.S officers,

were presented clothes, play items and educational material by the Lucknow

Metro project team on 3rd August 2015. The items were handed over to the

school’s Chairman, Ms. Survavhi Ranjan,wife of Chief Sec., UP.

Lucknow metro team does its bit towards children’s education

A full-fledged rain water harvesting

system has been installed at a higher

secondary school in Hetamsar village

by the Taranagar Jhunjhunu Sikhar

Khetri DWSP Package II project team.

which involves a 21 KL capacity

storage tank that will meet the

drinking water needs of around 250

students.

Sauni yojna project team sufficed a timely need of the students of Lakhamashi

Primary School by providing a 50 litre RO plant that benefits 60 children. This

initiative was installed at the school on 27th June 2015.

clean drinking water for village school children

Quenching the thirst of primary school children in gujarat

Touching the lives of 60 underprivileged children in Cuttack

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to changethe world- Nelson Mendela

Education is one of the key thrust

areas under CSR for L&T and towards

fulfilling this objective, the Sriram

Chandra Bhanj Medical College

project, Cuttack, Odisha extended

support to 60 needy students of

Basundhara Orphanage School

situated near the project site on 25th

July 2015.

The orphanage is working towards

welfare and rehabilitation of children,

women and elders in distress with

long-term rehabilitation as its prime

focus and concern. The project team

distributed note books, stationeries

and bags to the children along with

eatables. Mr. Jaydeep Sengupta,

Project Head, OMC Odisha, Mr. S.K.

Garg, Project Manager, SCB Cuttack

along with the site team distributed

the items.

3EDUCATION

4 HealtH Camp

L&T through its reach out programmes is constantly emphasizing prevention and curative healthcare among the lesser privileged and offers services to spread awareness about health and hygiene. Our project sites are actively involved in enhancing the healthcare facilities of their neighbourhoods and here are some of their initiatives.

Healthas aHabit

The CSR arm of L&T Construction

in partnership with Single Teacher

Schools and Helpage India organized

a comprehensive medical camp

at Government Panchayat Middle

School, Manamathy Village,

Thiruporur Block near Chennai on

8th August 2015.

The camp was inaugurated by Mr.V.S

Ramana, General Manager - CSR &

Construction Skills Training in presence

of the Board Members of Single

Teacher Schools, Mr. Krishnamachari

and Mr. Krishnamurthy, Mr. Edwin

Babu, Joint Director Helpage India,

Ms. Priya Srinivasan, Panchayat

President and Ms. Jayanthi, School

Headmistress.

Dodabelle village is now free from the hepatitis virus

caring for manamathy village through a comprehensive health camp for 280 people

280 people from Manamathi,

Anandapuram and Gurujanpettai

were treated for various ailments

and medicines were distributed free

of cost. The villagers were screened

for diabetes, blood pressure, cataract

and allied eye problems. Medical

support was extended by 4 doctors

in the areas of General Medicine,

ENT and Gynecology. A multi-

specialty team from Sankara Eye

Hospital, Pammal conducted eye

screenings and those with cataracts

were referred to the hospital for free

cataract surgery. The camp received

an overwhelming response from

the community and the Panchayat

President thanked L&T for organizing

it. The villagers were thankful for the

care and medicine. Many women

benefitted from the expertise of the

Gynecologist. Further, pamphlets

and handbooks on diabetic care

and parent’s maintenance bill in

vernacular language were distributed

to the villagers. Apart from treatment,

they were given individual counseling

on preventive health care.

Ms. Priya Srinivasan, the Panchayat

President was apprised about CSTI

initiatives of L&T and she assured to

urge the unemployed rural youth to

utilize the facility for skill building

and employment opportunities in the

construction sector.

L&T’s connect with Manamathy

village started a year ago through the

Single Teacher School initiative.

B&F IC’s Provident Sunworth Project

team joined hands with BGS Global

Hospital in organizing a two-day

hepatitis B & C screening camp

on 27th and 28th of August 2015

that benefitted 63 villagers and

spread awareness among them. Mr.

G.E.Vasantha Kumar (Project Head)

was the chief guest for the event.

A team of doctors led by Mr. y.B

Rejeev (Senior Executive-BGS Global)

conducted the camp for the people

of Dodabelle village, Kengeri,

Bangalore.

5HEAlTH CAmp

26th September 2015 was a ‘health’ day for 256 people from neighboring

villages thanks to the efforts of WSW&C IC’s team at Plant Water System

project in Raichur in organizing a health check-up camp at OPEC

Hospital. Participants were screened for blood pressure, diabetes,

orthopedic & ECG, TB and general

health. Food and medicines were

distributed to them. The programme

was inaugurated by Mr. M P Maruthi

(Asst. Superintendent of Police) and

presided over by Dr. Neha Sukani

(Dist. Health Officer).

More than 300 people benefited

from a health screening camp

organized by WSW&C IC’s Bhatpara

project team at the Municipality

Urban Primary Health Center on 8th

October 2015. The medical camp was

organized in view of the monsoon

season which poses potential threat

of dengue, malaria, typhoid, and

other communicable diseases.

Routine blood examinations,

diabetes, blood pressure and ECG

tests were conducted and drugs

were distributed free of cost. The

256 viLLagers near raichur

receive heaLTh care benefiTs

extending support to municipality urban primary health center

participants were also educated

about the precautions to be taken

to avoid contacting communicable

diseases and maintain good health

through proper dietary habits and

hygienic lifestyle.

A medical camp organized for the

people of Rahiyad village on 17th

July 2015 by WSW&C IC’s GIDC

Dahej Water Supply project team

saw 87 people undergo check-ups

for malaria and 35 children benefit

from a polio drop activity.

121 people of an adjacent village

benefitted from a dental check-

up camp organized by the RWSS

Umedsagar Package IV project team

on 10th September 2015. This oral

health screening camp was led by Dr.

Ashish Sharma and a team of dentists

who performed 12 extractions, 32

scalings and 12 atraumatic restorative

treatments. Free medicines,

toothbrushes and toothpaste were

distributed to the patients.

Comprehensive health camp at CuttackCuttack Waste Water Network

project team organized a health

camp on 27th June 2015 for the

locals which benefitted 150 people.

Sri Sathya Sai Water Supply project

team at Anantapuram reached out

to the local community by organizing

a series of welfare measures which

included an eye check-up camp,

blood donation activity and a green

campaign on 5th August 2015.

Health and wellness for 87 people and 35 children in Rahiyad village

Spreading awareness on oral health

wellness initiative for the local community at anantapuram

Vasan Eye Care hospital was roped

in and under the guidance of Dr.

Rajagopal, 200 people were screened

and health cards were issued to all

who attended the camp. 35 units

of blood were donated and 100

saplings planted on the occasion.

Towards a healthier life 62 people including children of

Ganjia village benefitted from a

general health screening camp

organized by WET SBG’s Kharkai

barrage project organized on 24th

September 2015 in association with

Sai Nursing Home. Inaugurated

by Mr. Shishir Kumar Chaudhary,

Executive Engineer, Water Resource

Development, (WRD) Government

of Jharkhand, the camp created

awareness among the participants

on preventive measures to be taken

against common ailments.

6 Tree Plantation

nurturing

GIDC Dahej Water Supply project team organized a green campaign over

the months of August and September 2015 at the village mandala school,

mandala Gram Panchayat, Karjan Housing Society and several neighboring

locations. 5880 saplings were planted by the project team along with the

villagers and school students.

Independence day was celebrated by WSW&C IC with a sapling plantation

initiative across the Chennai Cluster at various project sites – CWSS

(Cuddalore), CWSS (Dindugal), CWSS (Pudukkottai), WSS (TNPL) and CWSS

(Vellore Package I). 4050 saplings were planted.

5880 saplings make the earth greener and cleaner

4050 saplings enrich south of india

Sauni Yojna project team roots 2000 saplings 2000 saplings found new roots thanks

to the Sauni yojna project team over

8th and 10th August 2015. Along

with the students of a municipal

government school the saplings

were planted at different locations in

Than and Morathra villages.

21st and 23rd August 2015 were

green days for WSW&C IC’s Cuttack

Sewage Scheme project team

members at the Bhubanananda

Orissa School of Engineering and

Vasundhara Orphanage Home

planting 2000 saplings. The green

activity was led by Mr. S.C. Satish,

Project Director in the presence of

special invitees - Mr. S. Sahoo (HOD-

Mech.), Mr. D.C. Behera (HOD- Elec.),

Mr. Dilip Kr Misra (HOD-Comp.) of

Bose College and Ms. Saila Behera,

Home In-charge.

2000 saplings add beauty to RaipurKamal Vihar Project team at Raipur

in association with the client – RDA

initiated a mega green drive and

planted 2000 saplings at the ring road

on 3rd August 2015. Inaugurated by

Mr. M.D. Kawre (RDA-CEO), Mr. J.S.

Bhatia (RDA-CE), Mr. P.R. Narang

(RDA-SE), Mr. P.M. Kolhe (RDA-EE),

the green activity was executed by a

team of RDA officials, L&T employees

and workmen.

Celebrating green days

Go Organic• Buy sustainable or

organically-produced food.

Conventional farming

uses massive quantities

of petrochemicals in

the manufacture of

artificial pesticides and

fertilizers and to run farm

machinery.

• Organic and other

traditional or natural

farmers use minimal fossil

fuel inputs.

L&T Construction’s affinity with the environmental cause has resulted in a slew of initiatives that place the planet above bottom lines. Here are some of them:

nature

7Tree plantation

27th July commemorates

the exciting ’Take your

houseplants for a walk

day’. Plant owners proudly

‘stroll’ their plants through

the streets, exchanging

pleasantries, plant-care tips

and fun. It is believed that

by ‘Strolling the plants’ you

enable them to know their

environment, bringing on

wellness.

On this day, the CSR arm

of L&T Construction in

association with Exnora

Green Pammal and the Rotary

Club of Madras Fort flagged

off a green rally at Pammal

in Chennai. Mr. V.S.Ramana,

Head CSR and CSTI

spearheaded the initiative

starting from Meenakshi

Krishnan Polytechnic College

to Sankar Nagar Children’s

Park.

Around 400 students from four

different schools enthusiastically

participated, carrying flash

cards on the importance of

growing plants at home and a

sapling to be planted in their

respective homes.

Mr. V.S.Ramana, Mr. G.

Rajinikanth, President, Rotary

Club of Madras Fort and Ms.

Mangalam Balasubramanian

of Exnora Green Pamma in

Taking your house plants for a stroll! their addresses emphasized

the importance of tree

plantation. The rally created

awareness among children

about preserving the

environment and creating an

eco-friendly ambience in and

around the community.

DMRC’s L&T SUCG JV -1100 saplings

CC 27 project -151 saplings

Eco City project - 200 saplings

Mega Lift Irrigation Project - 1000 saplings

Mohanpura LIS team -1500 saplings Mohanpura project - 1200 saplings

Pokhran Falsoond Balotra Siwana Lift WSP-4A project – 100 saplings

RWSS Umedsagar team – 800 saplings

Saurashtra Branch Canal pumping station project -150 saplings

TJSK DWSP Package II team roots 1410 saplings

CWSS Cuddalore, Natham, Pudukkottai and Vellore - 250 saplings

UPAVP Housing Project - 1000 saplings

UGD Jamnagar team -1000 saplings Udaipur WSS project – 1000 saplings

Sauni Yojna project – 2000 saplings

Panvel complex - 4000 saplings PBEL City Tower project - 1000 saplings

GIDC Dahej Water Supply Project - 1490 saplings

Jawai Cluster Distribution System project - 200 saplings

CWSS Pudukkottai team - 1250 saplings

CWSS to Vellore Package I team plants 500 saplings

L&Teering is a way of life at L&T where employees across the organization work towards building a collaborative eco-system. We take continuous steps to foster self-reliance among communities and address their needs on a long term basis.

The spirit of L&T

The inmates of Santhivanam,

a residential home for the

mentally challenged located

at Trichy in Tamil Nadu were

overjoyed to meet Team L&T

on 1st October. WET SBG’s

CWSS Pudukkottai project

WET SBG’s Kalyani Waste

Water Project team reached

out to the needy areas

devastated by the recent

cyclone ‘Komen’ in West

Bengal, arranged a mass

cooking facility and provided

food to the affected people

cwss pudukkottai team reaches out to the inmates of santhivanam home

seeding hope for komen cyclone victims

team member reached out

to this home and donated

essentials such as steel cots,

beds and bed spreads. They

also spent some quality time

with the inmates.

of Kalyani Municipality on

5th August 2015. Further,

the site team also donated

money, 625 kg of rice

and 100 tarpaulins to the

municipality for sustaining

the reach out measures.

InnOvATIvE IdEAS, COnCRETE BEnEfITS

Cement is vital for construction and any value addition to it can yield wide-ranging benefits

in terms of greater strength, lesser environmental impact and higher savings. Our sharp

engineers at the Kochi Metro project added two additives - Silica Fume Alccoffine and Slag

– to concrete and reaped some rich dividends!

Silica Fume Alccoffine is a byproduct from the production of silicon metal or ferrosilicon

alloys. Its chemical and physical properties make it more reactive and when mixed with

concrete, it renders the concrete stronger and more durable. Slag, on the other hand, is a

hydraulic binder. While slag cement reacts with water like conventional Portland pozzolana,

slag consumes a by-product from the hydration of Portland cement to form additional

calcium-silicate hydrate or CSH which makes the cement denser, improves quality, and

increases its resistance to moisture and aggressive chemicals. What’s more, there was an

environmental bonus to boot - conservation of material and a lower carbon footprint.

PT&D IC is engaged in

raising a slew of long-

distance transmission line

projects across the county

among which the Varanasi-

Kanpur power link is a

composite high voltage

line running through the

heart of Uttar Pradesh.

Originally, the alignment

was to pass through a vast

green belt but the line was

saving Trees and reaching ouT across a 281 km power corridor

re-routed to conserve trees

despite several challenges

in execution. This gained

the goodwill of the locals

as they appreciated L&T’s

sustainability efforts.

The project team went a

step further and added

a human touch to their

green initiative by providing

educational support to

village schools located in the

remote areas. At one of the

junctions, as the core team

takes up a tower erection

work, the head master of

the nearby primary school

acknowledges the reach out

gesture which is testimony

to many such small acts of

kindness of L&T that have

benefitted the locals and

students.

8 l&Teering

• One unit of donated whole blood is separated into components before

use (red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, platelets, etc.)

• There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.

• There are about one billion red blood cells in a few drops of whole blood.

• Red blood cells live for about 120 days in our bodies.

• Red blood cells can be stored under normal conditions for up to 42 days.

• Frozen red blood cells can be stored for ten years or more.

• Platelets must be used within five days.

• Platelets are small blood cells that assist in the process of blood clotting

helping those with leukemia and other cancers to control bleeding.

• Plasma, the fourth major component of blood, is a sticky, pale yellow fluid

mixture of water, protein and salts. It is 95% water. The other 5% is made

up of nutrients, proteins and hormones.

• Blood plasma constitutes 55% of the volume of human blood.

• Plasma helps maintain blood pressure, carries blood cells, nutrients,

enzymes and hormones, and supplies critical proteins for blood clotting

and immunity.

• Type AB plasma has been considered as the universal blood plasma type,

and therefore AB plasma is given to patients with any blood type.

• Frozen plasma can be stored for up to one year.

• Human blood; red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets are

made naturally by the body in the bone marrow.

With a work culture that embraces ethics, value systems, a comfortable and safe environment and learning opportunities, L&T encourages its people to come forward and generously help the needy by sharing the gift of life for there is no substitute to human Blood. Here are some of the voluntary efforts taken by our project teams.

sharingThe gifTof Life

CSTI Attibele - 74 units

Bhatpara SN & WWT project - 40 units

HMCL IRDC Project - 51 units UGDS project - 38 units

Kharamaa Phase XI project - 49 units Godrej Garden City -39 units

CSTI Kanchi - 77 units

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project – 30 units 100 MLD CETP Narol project - 33 units

CSTI Cuttack - 67 units

did you know?

BlOOD DONATION CAmpS 9

10 Prayas trust

On 17th and 18th July Prayas Trust

in association with Poorna Sudha

Cancer Foundation, a Bangalore

based non-profit charitable

organisation working towards early

detection of cancer, held a free Breast

Cancer Screening Camp. It was

held in a mobile bus equipped with

a mammography unit. The MOM

(Mobile Mammography) Express is a

project to make mammography easily

Early Cancer detection Camp

accessible to people below poverty

line by offering free screening as

early detection of cancer helps in

successful treatment and ensures

near normal life to patients.

The patients who regularly visit Prayas

Medical Centre and the people of the

neighbourhood were informed about

the camp through fliers. 83 women

benefitted from this camp.

TAILORInG CEnTRE TuRnS“A woman with a voice is, by definition,

a strong woman.” —Melinda Gates.

And giving the woman a voice and

an identity of her own is the Prayas

Vocational Training Institute where

hundreds of underprivileged women

live a financially independent life.

The first anniversary celebration of

Prayas tailoring centre was held on

8th September at the institute in

Virugambakkam, Chennai where the

first three batches of empowered

women proudly received their

course completion certificates from

Mrs. Suryakumari Ramakrishna,

Founder President and Mrs. Meena

Subrahmanyan, President. Speaking

at the occasion, Mrs. Ramakrishna

expressed her happiness about the

growth of the tailoring units and

appreciated the Prayas team for its

commitment.

The 4th batch was also inaugurated

at the occasion. The outstanding

students were given special gifts and

the clothes stitched by the students

along with their record book with

diagram and models of different

attires were exhibited at the institute.

The teacher, Ms.Kavitha was lauded

for her dedication in successfully

training and creating designers out

of the three batches within a short

period of time.

PRAYAS 1

dIABETES SCREEnInG CAMPPrayas Trust in association with IDRF (Indian

Diabetes Research Foundation) conducted a

diabetes screening camp on 10th July 2015 at the

Prayas Medical Centre. Of the 134 people who

benefitted from this camp, 5 were newly detected

cases and 9 were found to be pre-diabetic. The

patients were prescribed medication based on

their sugar levels.

CELEBRATInG THE GuRuTeachers day was celebrated at the Prayas Tuition Centre on 4th September by

the children in a grand manner. They spoke about Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan,

the second President of India, whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s day

and shared their gratitude towards the teaching faculty who instil values

in young minds. Mrs. Ponn Mary, the teacher at the Prayas Tuition Centre,

addressed the students and shared a few anecdotes with them.

The Secretary of Prayas also announced a special prize for those children who

attend classes regularly.

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Prayas has been supporting Dazzling

Stones over the years and a health

camp for all the children in this

orphanage is one of the ways

through which Prayas reaches out

to them. The annual health camp

was conducted on 12th September

with the doctors of Prayas Medical

Centre, Dr. Sundaramurthy and Dr.

Meenakshi. The members of Prayas

directed the children and filled in

their health records while the doctors

conducted the screening.

The children who suffered from fever

and cough were prescribed medicines,

Annual Health Camp at dazzling Stones Prayas-Shraddha supports Thalassaemia Society of India, Kolkata

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those who were weak were given

vitamins and iron supplements and

those who complained of loss of

appetite and stomach ache were

prescribed deworming tablets. The

pharmacist with the assistance of

members gave the medicines to the

teachers. 79 students and 2 staff

benefitted from this camp.

Also, biscuits, provisions, sanitation

material were exclusively purchased

for the inmates of the home and

handed over to Mrs. Joy who runs

the home. Who profusely thanked

the members of the Trust.

JuLY AuGuST SEPTEMBER TOTAL

Immunization 1 4 5 10

X-RAy 116 123 114 353

ULTRASOUND 95 81 88 264

DIALySIS 200 192 199 591

PHySIO 201 158 156 515

MHC(Master Health Check-up) 27 40 26 93

PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) 17 11 21 49

POP (Plaster of Paris) 4 1 2 7

DENTAL PROCEDURE 161 110 100 371

GyNAEC PROCEDURE 5 - 0 5

ENT PROCEDURES 3 3

CAMPS 217 - 84 301

TOTAL 5720 4951 5191 15862

ConsultationsJuLY 4010AuGuST 3580SEPTEMBER 3742

TOTAL 11332

ECHO

JuLY 28AuGuST 32SEPTEMBER 38

TOTAL 98

Pathology

JuLY 532AuGuST 511SEPTEMBER 519

TOTAL 1562

ECG

JuLY 106AuGuST 108SEPTEMBER 94

TOTAL 308

The members of Prayas - Shraddha,

Kolkata gave a helping hand to the

Thalassaemia Society of India by

donating 200 Desirox 500 mg tablets,

Desifer tables and Kelfer tables for the

treatment of Thalassemia affected

patients.

This would benefit around 25

Thalassemia major patients

undergoing iron chelation therapy

and regent for various test carried

over 6 months.

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plantation

Prayas Trust has been awarding

scholarships to academically

outstanding students of our

employees for their commendable

performance in the class X and class

XII examinations.

This year, the event was held on

5th August with Mrs. Meena

Subrahmanyan, President Prayas

Trust along with the members of

Prayas, presenting the cash awards

and certificates to the students. It

was a proud moment for the parents

and the children.

Prayas scholarship presented to academically outstanding students

Mrs. Meena addressed the students

at the occasion praising their efforts

and shared a few tips on achieving

overall excellence in life. Some of the

toppers shared the secret of their

success.

L&T has executed a vital water

infrastructure facility for Delhi Jal

Board (DJB) by revamping a 32 year

old 110 MGD water treatment

plant at Bhagirathi which provides

drinking water to close to 42 lakh

people of East Delhi. A range of

automations have been enabled

by team L&T that makes the

plant one of the most advanced

water management systems in

the Country. One of the gains

from the new system is a 6 MGD

reactor thickener recycle plant

that recycles water back into

the bifurcation chamber from

the sludge generated from the

clarifiers while dried out sludge is

carefully disposed off as per DJB

guidelines.

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