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The Zuari Cement plant in Andhrapradesh has adopted four nearby villages as part of its program of corporate social responsibility towards the local community. These villages are Thumallapalli, Valasapalli, Koduru and Peddanapadu, part of the Kadapa District of Andhrapradesh State. The plant intends to contribute to the improvement of living standards of the people in these areas. Actions have been and will be implemented in three basic fields: health and hygiene, education and sustainable livelihoods.
In 2006, the company held several medical awareness camps, and medical check-up programmes in and around the four villages. It supported government health initiatives including Pulse polio, anti-leprosy medical camps, family planning operation camps and so on, and provided incentives to the people who underwent family planning operations in these camps. It also distributed tricycles to physically challenged people through the Red Cross Society in Kadapa.
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| Special camp at Koduru |
Medical awareness camp at Valasapalli |
Periodic free medical camps were held in and around the villages to treat patients for viral fevers, Chiken Guinea, dengue fever and other diseases. Children below 14 years of age were given hepatitis-B and typhoid vaccines free of cost. A team of doctors held a special medical camp for heart problems.
The project was carried out between August and November 2006 and was the result of an investment of Rs.35,000 INR (approximately € 615,000). People inside and outside the company were involved, and the project was well appreciated by the people from the surrounding villages.
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| Medical camp at Peddanapadu & Koduru |
Sports equipment being distributed to a school |
In November 2006, the Zuari management also cooperated with the school authorities in the four villages to support local schools by providing them with basic lacking facilities such as: quality books for their libraries, sports and games equipment, furniture and chairs, steel plates and glasses for meals.
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