ECC News January-March 2009.pmd - L&T Construction

CSR NEWS
Awareness Camps,
Blood/Eye Donation Drives
at Vizag Vessels Project
Vessels Project Site, Visakhapatnam
organised a blood
donation camp and HIV
awareness camp on January
24, 2009 as part of its Safety
Month Celebrations. Eye donation
pledges were also made. The
programme was organised in association
with Indian Red Cross Society,
Population Services International and
Mohsin Eye Bank.
The programme was inaugurated by Cmde. (Retd.) M.S.
Randhawa – Vice President & Head (Vizag Works of L&T-
HED). The inauguration programme was accompanied by Capt.
(Retd.) S.K. Patnaik, JGM, L&T-HED, Mr. A.S. Prabhakar, Project
Manager, LTCD and other staff members and Contractor in-charges.
A total of 511 units of blood were donated and above 300 personnel
pledged to donate their eyes and participated in the HIV awareness camp.
Health Awareness Programmes at Charcharwadi Depot
An Awareness Programme on HIV/AIDS/STD/Family Planning was
conducted for the staff, students and workmen of CSTI Charcharwadi
campus during February 25-27, 2009.
Prior to the commencement of the
programme, a poster exhibition
was organised to facilitate
understanding of the awareness
campaign and enable meaningful
participation.
Documentary film on HIV/AIDS/
STD/ Family Planning was screened
during the three day programme.
Around 350 people benefitted from the
awareness drive.
Vizag Vessels Project Aids CFI School
As a part of its CSR initiatives, Vizag Vessels Project, constructed and
donated basic amenities to children at CFI School, Sheela Nagar,
Visakhapatnam. The CFI School is run by Child Foundation of India for
Orphan Children.
The amenities were inaugurated by Mr. N. Baskara Raju, Executive Vice
President & Head – Infrastructure OC and Mr. M.S. Randhawa,
Vice President, L&T HED and Mrs. S. Randhawa, President, PRAYAS
– Prerna, Vizag on February 22, 2009.

Mrs. Poonam Patel, working under sub-contractor at L&T Facilities Site, Coimbatore, delivered twins (a male and a
female) on September 29, 2008, at the labour colony. Sadly, despite
proper medical attention, the male baby could not survive. However,
doctors found that the female baby was infected and advised
hospitalisation. Immediately, Mr. S. Ramamoorthi, Executive –
Industrial Relations, made arrangements to admit
the baby at G.K.N.M. Hospital in NICU (Newborn
baby ICU). After proper medical treatment, the
child was discharged on October 10, 2008.
Upon the advice of the doctor, arrangement was
made at the labour colony for a special light to give
the child the required exposure to heat to prevent
infection and gain weight. After a month, the child
was weighed and found healthy.
Timely Help for Infant at Labour Colony
Mr. S. Ramamoorthi, Executive
– Industrial Relations seen
with the workman family
A health camp was organised for the workers of ICICI site
and their family members on Republic Day – January 26,
2009. The camp, organised in association with Family
Planning Association of India, Hyderabad was inaugurated
by Mr. A.K. Chugh, Regional Manager, Hyderabad Region.
Eye Camp at ECC HQ
Health Camp at ICICI Site, Hyderabad
The strong team of doctors led by Dr. Ranga Reddy, M.S.,
along with 25 volunteers from FPAI were present to conduct
the camp enthusiastically. The doctors from FPAI gave
lectures to spread awareness
among workers
regarding AIDS, HIV
and other diseases like
TB, Malaria, Typhoid and the precautionary
measures to be taken.
FPAI team examined staff and their families
comprising 266 men, 171 women and
children.
ECC Recreation Club, HQ, Chennai, in association with
Lawrence and Mayo conducted a free eye-screening
programme on February 4, 2009 for the benefit of the
staff based at HQ.
The highlights of the programme were: A comprehensive
eye test by the leader in the industry with nearly 130 years
in the field of eye care; Free trial of contact lenses; A 10%
discount on placing the order at venue; Expert counselling
on vision problems and invaluable eye care tips.

CSR NEWS
50 members from ECC Recreation Club, HQ, Chennai,
took part in the Green Walk organised by Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) to commemorate World Environment
Day on June 5, 2009 in Chennai. Aimed at promoting
environmental awareness, the walk attracted more than 500
people from various walks of life including corporates,
April - June 2009
Walking for a
Noble Cause
professionals, students and NGOs.
The walkathon was flagged off by
the Chennai Mayor Mr. Subramanian
from Gandhi Statue on
Kamarajar Salai and culminated at
Simpsons Ground, near the Presidency
College. Later, participants
took an oath to preserve the
environment for the cause of
future generations.
Speaking at the green initiative and
awareness drive, CII’s Tamil Nadu
chairman C.K. Ranganathan urged government
and non-governmental organisations, individuals and
community groups, business and industry, religious
organisations and the youth to learn from nature – its
ceaseless service to humankind. Chennai Mayor
Mr. Subramanian said the green initiative by the local body
would help develop a sense of deep commitment among
stakeholders in safeguarding the shrinking natural resources.
Environment Day Celebrations at
EWL Kancheepuram
Commemorating World Environment Day on June 5, 2009,
a green initiative was kick-started at Kancheepuram Complex.
Mr. Babu Raj Singh, Regional Manager, Chennai Region, set
the tone for the green initiative highlighting the objectives of
the programme. 25 saplings were planted and further 75 are
planned for plantation. A target of planting 1,000 saplings
before the onset of monsoon is the main objective of this
green drive.
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In a rare event, three
entities joined hands today
to create a “Greener and
Cleaner” environment in
the Manapakkam suburbs.
CII, L&T and the people
of Manapakkam came
together to make a
beginning for what is
called the ‘E-LAWN’
programme.
L&T in association with
CII launched the Green
Campaign and E-LAWN
progamme at its
Construction Skills
Training Institute at
Manapakkam. E-LAWN is
an initiative of the CII
aimed at creating sustainable neighbourhoods and
promoting awareness on environment, water conservation,
controlling air pollution and waste management among
the residents.
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L&T- CII Launch E-LAWN Campaign
From left: Mr. M. Pandian, President Manapakkam, Village Panchayat, Mr. T.T. Ashok, Chairman,
Sub Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, CII-Southern Region, Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, Member
of the Board and President (Construction), L&T, Mr. Sudeep Jain, IAS, Commissioner Rural Training,
Tamil Nadu and Mr. M. Kamaraj, Secretary, Manapakkam, Village Panchayat
Mr. Sudeep Jain initiating the E-LAWN campaign by planting a sapling
The programme was presided by Mr. K.V. Rangaswami,
Member of the Board and President (Construction), L&T,
Mr. T.T. Ashok, Chairman, Sub Committee on Corporate
Social Responsibility, CII-Southern Region highlighted the
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E-LAWN initiative, while Mr. Sudeep Jain, IAS,
Commissioner Rural Training, Tamil Nadu, was the
Chief Guest at the event. Mr. M. Pandian, President and
Mr. M. Kamaraj, Secretary – Manapakkam, Village
Panchayat also joined the event and administered the oath
on behalf the residents.
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, set the context of the programme
by highlighting the need for green cover and its importance
in ensuring a healthy environment for the society to flourish.
He said that the E-LAWN initiative by CII is a unique
effort and organisations need to support such ventures for
creating a sustainable environment. He said that the
programme met the triple objectives of creating awareness
on L&T’s skills training centre, importance of green
campaigns and necessity of planting saplings.
Mr. T.T. Ashok, said that concept of E-LAWN is an
ambitious plan of CII with the objective of creating
sustainable neighbourhoods by focussing on conserving
Energy, Land, Air, Water and Noise – the five vital elements
for sustainability. He said that L&T as the largest corporate
in Manapakkam is spearheading this social initiative and
the thrust needs to be sustained through active participation
from the panchayat and residents. He also commended
A cross-section of the audience
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L&T for its active CSR role in promoting the vocational
training in different construction trades and creating
employment opportunities for the economically backward
rural youth across India.
Mr. Sudeep Jain highlighted that initiatives such as skills
training and tree planting need to diversify and intensify to
a greater extent to ensure sustainability. While
complimenting L&T and CII for their initiatives, he said
joint efforts in setting up such model training facilities at
different districts with the help of the government could
go a long way in tapping the potential of the rural youth.
He requested the administrative bodies at the panchayat
level to play an effective role in waste recycling and disposal
by creating grass root level awareness among people.
Terming Manapakkam as ‘our own backyard’, Mr. Jain
proposed the planting of 10,000 saplings on August 15
and urged all the participants to be a part of the initiative.
Mr. M. Pandian, President, Manapakkam Village Panchayat
administered the Green oath and Mr. M. Kamaraj, Secretary,
Manapakkam, Village Panchyat proposed the vote of thanks.
The event was followed by the planting of 100 saplings in
CSTI campus by the dignitaries and the public as well as
students of the training centre.
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