| Society |
| Community and Social Development |
The Essar Group
strives to enrich and support the communities in
and around its plants. The Group has transformed
Hazira and its neighbouring areas by planting thousands
of trees and laying pipelines that supply over 7
lakh cubic metres of water per day to the people
of Hazira. Self-supporting schemes for women, schools,
roads, and playgrounds and out-reach programmes
have established Essar as a committed corporate
citizen of Gujarat.
The Group supports Hazira and surrounding villages
through: |
| Educational |
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Scholarship
Scheme for meritorious students of the community |
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Motivational rewards for
teachers who deliver 100% results in SSC in
individual subjects |
|
Encouragement for graduate
and post graduate studies |
|
Recreational programmes
for children between the ages of 9 and 12
at Ankur Bal Kendra, Hazira, once a week |
|
| Infrastructure |
|
Building of
Overhead tank for storage of water at Matafalia
village |
|
Maintaining water pipelines,
community well etc |
|
Electrification of the
7 Km stretch of road from L&T to Mandali
Gate |
|
Building and laying of
approach road to the village crematorium |
|
Donation of an Ambulance
to the Arogya Samiti of Hazira Village |
|
Earthquake relief - Provided
heavy equipment, food, clothes and other essential
items, reconstruction of school at Duhrej
Nagar Palika School under Surendranagar district |
|
Provision of 950 m3 / day
drinking water to the community |
|
Construction of community
lake at Gundadi village |
|
Extending Fire fighting
help & training to neighbouring industries |
|
Dwelling units |
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| Socio-Economic |
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Subsidised
medical care at the Essar Hospital at Nand
Niketan for the local population |
|
Subsidised education facilities
at Nand Vidya Niketan for children of nearby
communities |
|
Income generation for village
women by encouraging them to vocational work |
|
Working opportunities for
qualified youth |
|
Creation of business opportunities
for the community in vicinity of Hazira |
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CORPORATE