DCIL CONTRIBUTES TO SWACHH VIDYALAYA SCHEME UNDER CSR
Visakhapatnam, September 27: Hon’ble Prime Minister has in his
speech to the nation on 15th August 2014 announced the Swachh
Vidyalay Campaign and called upon the corporate sector to give priority to the
provision of toilets in schools by spending under Corporate Social
Responsibility.
Dredging Corporation of India
Limited, a Mini Ratna Company under Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
having its Head Office in Visakhapatnam has taken a lead in this national
mission under its Corporate Social Responsibility Program for 2014-15 and is
committing an amount of about Rs.24 Lakhs for construction of toilets for
Government Schools in Visakhapatnam. The Company has begun this campaign in
Visakhapatnam by committing to construct toilets for School Children at
Government High School, Sabbavaram on Saturday.
The foundation stone for
construction of Toilets at Government School, Sabbavaram, Visakhapatnam was
laid by Capt.D.K.Mohanty, CMD, DCI, Cmde. P.Jayapal, Director (Operations &
Technical) and other senior officials of the Company, Headmaster of the School,
officials from district administration and school children.
Speaking on the occasion,
Capt.D.K.Mohanty, CMD stated that DCI is
proud to be associated to this national campaign and happy that the foundation
stone for Swachh Vidyalaya is being laid coinciding with the Swachh Bharat
mission called by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. He stated that DCI will
keep upto its commitment of spending the money towards Swachh Vidyalaya
Campaign in this financial year in consultation with district administration.
He further added DCI is also contributing under CSR for providing quality
Health Care to poor and needy and in this connection has placed order for two
state-of –art medical equipment costing in total Rs.33 Lakhs for KGH Hospital.
The first of these machines will be delivered by the end of this month and the
second by mid November, 2014.
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