Cuddalore, May 10 With a firm commitment to public welfare activities, NLC India Limited has always taken initiatives to provide more facilities to the general public and villages in Cuddalore District. Reiterating this commitment, three important schemes funded by NLCIL were unveiled today in Cuddalore District.
A separate building to function as Male ward for the TB Sanatorium Thoracic Medicine Hospital at Cuddalore, constructed by NLC India Limited at a cost of Rs. 84 Lakhs under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, was inaugurated today by the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of Tamil Nadu, M.R.K. Panneerselvam, in the presence of Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL and K. Balasubramanian, District Collector of Cuddalore.
The 26 bedded newly built facility has an area of 5812 square feet, contains three storage rooms, nurse’s room, utility room and a public restroom for public use.
During the function, the Minister released a Handbook on “Upgraded IAP Parenting and Child Development Guide.” The Handbook has been prepared by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, (IAP) under Tamil Nadu Child Neuro developmental division. With the intention of making it accessible to all, NLC India has printed one lakh copies of these booklets in both Tamil and English for the benefit of the deserving under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
Earlier, a Bhoomi Puja for construction of an Over Head Tank for drinking water, also under the CSR programme of NLCIL, was performed at the VazhisothanaiPalayam village under AnnavalliPanchayat near Cuddalore for the benefit of the villagers. The Over Head Tank of a capacity1 Lakh litres is proposed to be constructed by NLCIL at an estimated value of Rs.40 lakhs. The Bhoomi Puja was performed in the presence of Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Tamil Nadu, M.R.K. Panneerselvam and Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, NLC India CMD
The above events were also attended by Samir Swarup, Director (HR), NLCIL and Cuddalore District Health Services Co-Director Ramesh Babu, C. Thiagaraju, Executive Director (HR), V. Ramachandran, CGM (CSR) officers of NLC India Limited, important dignitaries and general public in large numbers.
