CSR Newsletter from L&T Construction 2014 : April | May | June - Issue 11

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Teaming up for disaster reliefDisaster struck as an 11-storey residential tower (built by a private builder) collapsed in Moulivakkam, a suburb in Chennai, on June 28, 2014. L&T Construction swiftly responded to calls from the authorities of the disaster management cell with two Chennai based site teams rushing to the accident site. Close to 100 people (workers and their families) were trapped under the debris and experts were pressed into service to clear the huge pile of debris.

Teams from L&T’s Chennai Metro Rail and Prestige

In this issue

Cover story1

Blooddonation camps

9

Tree plantation2

Prayas12

L&Teering15

Bella Vista Projects extended whole-hearted support by providing manpower and machineries to the rescue force and efficiently partnering other government officials and the NDRF.

The voluntary services provided by the site teams won accolades from the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and the Chennai Police and letters of appreciation were presented for their timely support. Kudos to the team that swung into action to save more than 50 lives who were trapped.

The letter of appreciation was

handed over by Mr. Pankaj

Kumar Bansal, MD CMRL, to

Project Director, Mr. S.V. Rao

along with Deputy Project Di-

rector, Mr. Hu Hai Bin in the

presence of Mr. V.K. Singh,

GM., CMRL.

Editor’s NotE “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” Abraham Lincoln

In the Quarter April – June we were in fact sharpening our minds and knowledge in the CSR space and had many such activities to remain focused on L&T’s CSR in the new regime.

Innumerable interactions and activities were held across the length and breadth of L&T. It had the participation of our own Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Teams [SCSR], many senior personnel were roped into these workshops while an Online Survey was also conducted. In the final analysis, after the budgets

were reviewed and debated, the CSR Committee of the Board at L&T has outlined major areas of CSR Thrust.

While the overall theme would be ‘Building India’s Social Infrastructure’ its 4 elements would be:

1. Water2. Education3. Health 4. Skill development

‘One-off events’ such as marathons / awards / charitable contribution / advertisement / sponsorships of TV programmes, etc. would not be qualified as part of

CSR expenditure. The new norm and the Act desires that corporates carry on CSR initiatives in a ‘Project Mode’. Each CSR activity is now to be monitored on the project mode, whereby;

•   There is a definite objective  purpose behind the activity

•   A  firm  date  of  beginning and completion

•   Has  a  process  owner responsible from both ends,

•   With  frequent  and  timely monitoring of the progress

•    Needs  a  final  qualitative and quantitative review of the end-result along with amount spent

•   Impacting a total number of beneficiaries

L&T Construction takes a big share of what we can do and ought to do in CST within the L&T conglomerate… And we know that we are all in it together – as we have been in the past!

The HQ Chennai CSR Cell at L&T Construction has been strengthened. We are always there to support you, make things better and impactful in your ‘Reaching Out’ to the stakeholders. Infact we are just an email away! csrcell@lntecc.com

V S Ramana

2 Tree Plantation

14,500 saplings takeroot with caring touch from l&tThe World Environment Day was celebrated with gusto and enthusiasm all across L&T Construction with close to 14,500 saplings planted by L&T-ites right from the top management to the workmen – all of whom were committed to creating a green canopy.

Experion Windchants Project, Gurgaon 18

IREO Rise, Mohali (GGCL) 20

Jaypee Noida 100

Kahramaa Phase XI 20

Subansiri HEP 500

DMRC CC-05 500

Lata Tapovan HEP 100

Hyderabad Metro (Viaduct) 100

Kochi Metro 150

Orient Cement Plant Project 100

ESIC Kollam 10

Lucknow Development Authority 30

Hallmark Emerald Project 45

JP Bara Switchyard 80

PT&D IC Nagpur Cluster 20

PT&D IC Lucknow Cluster 100

Jharkhand State Electricity Board, SS

Package- C at Chaibasa

75

Barh-Gorakgpur Transmission Line 65

BRGF-Murshidabad 40

Field Instrumentation Package,

KAPP 3&4-NPCIL

200

Extension of PGCIL SS01 Project, Boisar 35

Kharagpur Transmission Line Package ‘J’ 150

5x270MW Thermal Power Project

Amravati

15

Bhushan Steel, Angul 50

MH-KNT border to Sangareddy Road

Project

50

Beawar – Pali - Pindwara Road Project 600

Sindhudurg Airport Project 50

Samakhiali Gandhidham Road Project 50

Delhi Metro Rail CE 07 & CE 08 Project 25

Hyderabad Metro Rail Track & OETS

Project

50

Chennai Metro Rail Track Work Project 100

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

Project

25

TI IC Ahmedabad Cluster Office 30

Kanaktora Jharsuguda Road Project 50

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

Project, Jaipur

50

Villupuram –Vriddhachalam Railway

Construction Project

500

Raichur-Guntakal Railway Electrification

Project

30

Manmad – Rahuri –Daund Railway

Electrification Project

30

Kannur Intl. Airport Project 250

VIP Road Flyover project 50

Hosur – Krishnagiri Road Project 100

Harlapur – Hospet Railway

Construction Project

47

Vriddhachalm –Ariyalur Railway

Construction Project

40

Hajipur – Baruni Railway Electrification

Project

21

Bina –Ganjbasoda- Sanchi Railway

Construction Project

200

Maithan Power railway Siding Project 30

Valadi –Manapara Railway

Construction Project

20

Sterlite VAL Railway Over Bridge Project 20

Wadi – Raichur Railway Electrification

Project

30

Mumbai Monorail Project 25

Sambalpur –Bolangir –Titlagarh Raiway

construction project

50

Panskura –Khargpur Raiway

Construction Project

20

Rewari –Manheru Raiway

Construction Project

20

TWAD CWSS Vellore Package III 252

Singoli Bhatwari Hydroelectric Project 100

765kV & 400kV Switchyard for PPGCL,

Bara, Allahabad

80

Batinah Expressway, Package -04,

Sultanate of Oman

30

Bihar Museum Project 15

GIDC Dahej Water Supply Project 50

Bunghi Rajgarh Water Supply Project 45

Dhanbad Water Supply project 100

CWSS to Vellore Package I 110

Garden Reach Water Supply Project,

Kolkata

100

Kharkai Barrage Construction Project 200

Gayespur Sewerage Network & WWT

Project

500

RDA Kamal Vihar 2000

CWSS Pudukkottai Project 2500

DCU & CHS Package 20

Backward Region Grand Fund PURBA

Medinipur

60

Backward Region Grand Fund Jalpaiguri 50

230/110kV GIS SS Project, Koyembedu 35

Niranthara Jyothi Project (HESCOM)

Bijapur

50

APDRP Part-B Works Gulbarga &

Bidar Projects

25

765 kV Raipur-Wardha

transmission line -01

25

400 kV Raipur-Jagadalpur-Chhattisgarh 23

765 kV D/C Varanasi-Kanpur TL 100

765/400kV Substation Ext. Job S-2

Package Jhatikra Site

100

APDRP Works, Amritsar City, PKG-4 20

400 kV D/C Biharsarif Sasaram TL Project 20

Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, Talwandi

Sabo Power Limited, Mansa, Punjab

70

Ext. of 400kV substation Gorakhpur 15

220/33 kV GIS Substation at Phojal, Kullu 25

6x660 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power

Project

50

220 kV/765 kV Switchyard, Lalitpur 40

APDRP Ludhiana 35

800kV HVDC Nidhaura- Agra TL 50

2x700MW SCTPP Rajpura Punjab 30

800 kV HVDC Champa Kurukshetra TL

Project

10

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

CE-01 (LOT-1)

20

400/220kV Extension Sub Station S2 pkg 110

400 kV D/C Kurukshetra Jalandhar TL 10

APDRP, Aligarh, UP 40

Common Effluent Treatment Plant Narol 50

Gujarat Industrial Development

Corporation Water Supply-Bharuch

550

Udaipur Water Supply Project

(Sauni Yojana)

50

Storm Water Drainage Project – Jabalpur 200

Under Ground Drainage Project,

Porbandar

50

Udaipura Water Supply Project, Bhopal 500

3Tree Plantation

-William Blake

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

Subansiri Site HEP

Hallmark Emerald Project

Lata Tapovan HEP Hyderabad Metro viaduct Kochi Metro Rail Project

Orient Cement Plant ProjectIREO Rise, Mohali

ESIC KollamJP Bara Switchyard

Kahramaa Phase XI

PT&D IC Nagpur Cluster Experion Windchants Project, GurgaonDMRC CC-05

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Jaypee Noida

PT&D IC’s Lucknow Cluster BRGF-MurshidaBarh-Gorakgpur Transmission

Line

Field Instrumentation Package, KAPP 3&4-NPCIL

Extension of PGCIL SS01 Project, Boisar

Hyderabad Metro Rail Track & OETS Project

Villupuram –Vriddhachalam Railway Construction Project

Raichur-Guntakal Railway Electrification Project

Chennai Metro Rail Track Work Project

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Project

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Project, JaipurAhmedabad Cluster Office

Kanaktora Jharsuguda Road Project

Manmad – Rahuri –Daund Railway Electrification Project

Harlapur – Hospet Railway Construction Project

Valadi –Manapara Railway Construction Project

Sterlite VAL Railway Over Bridge Project

Vriddhachalm –Ariyalur Railway Construction Project

Kannur Intl. Airport Project

Beawar – Pali - Pindwara Road Project

MH-KNT border to Sangareddy Road Project

Samakhiali Gandhidham Road Project

Delhi Metro Rail CE 07 & CE 08 ProjectBhushan Steel, Angul

VIP Road Flyover ProjectHosur – Krishnagiri

Road Project

Hajipur – Baruni Railway Electrification Project

Wadi – Raichur Railway Electrification Project

Field Instrumentation Package, KAPP 3&4-NPCIL765kV & 400kV Switchyard for

PPGCL, BARA, AllahabadBatinah Expressway, Package

-04, Sultanate of Oman Bihar Museum Project, PatnaGIDC Dahej Water Supply

Project

Sambalpur Bolangir Titlagarh Railway construction Project

Panskura –Khargpur Railway Construction Project

Rewari –Manheru Railway construction Project CWSS to Vellore Package IMumbai Monorail Project

Maithan Power Railway Siding Project

Sindhudurg Airport Project

Kharagpur Transmission Line Package ‘J’

5x270MW Thermal Power Project Amravati

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Bunghi Rajgarh Water Supply Project Garden Reach Water Supply Project, Kolkata

Backward Region Grand Fund PURBA Medinipur

Niranthara Jyothi Project (HESCOM) Bijapur

765kV DC Varanasi-Kanpur TL

APDRP Ludhiana

APDRP Part-B Works Gulbarga & Bidar

765/400kV Substation Ext. Job S-2 Package Jhatikra Site

Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, Mansa

220 kV-765 kV Switchyard, Lalitpur

400 kV DC Kurukshetra Jalandhar APDRP, Aligarh, UP

400/220kV Extension Sub Station S2 package

Storm Water Drainage Project – Jabalpur

Under Ground Drainage Project, Porbandar

Udaipura Water Supply Project, Bhopal

TWAD CWSS Vellore Package III

800kV HVDC Nidhaura- Agra TL

2x700MW SCTPP Rajpura Punjab

Common Effluent Treatment Plant Narol

Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation

Water Supply-Bharuch

800 kV HVDC Champa Kurukshetra TL Project

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation CE-01 (LOT-1)

Udaipur Water Supply Project (Sauni Yojana)

Ext. of 400kV substation Gorakhpur

Backward Region Grand Fund Jalpaiguri

765 kV Raipur-Wardha transmission

400kV Raipur-Jagadalpur-Chhattisgarh

APDRP Works, Amritsar City, PKG-4

220/33 kV GIS Substation at Phojal, Kullu

6X660 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project

400 KV DC Biharsarif Sasaram TL Project

230/110kV GIS SS Project,Koyembedu

Kharkai Barrage Construction Project

Gayespur Sewerage Network & WWT Project Lucknow Development Authority Jharkhand State Electricity Board, SS Package

Dhanbad WSSP

CWSS Pudukkottai Project DCU & CHS PackageRDA Kamal Vihar

Singoli Bhatwari Hydroelectric Project

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A common buzzword “Raise

Your Voice: Not the Sea Lev-

el“ echoed loud and clear

across L&T Construction’s

HQ Campus on June 5, 2014

on the occasion of the World

Environment Day. The global

theme adopted by United

Nations Environment Pro-

gramme (UNEP) on green

awareness was celebrated

through a series of Go Green

events which was kick-start-

ed by the senior executives

and drew the patronage of a

large number of employees.

Pedaling towards a

healthier life!

The daylong events com-

menced with the inaugura-

tion of the ‘Cycle Bay’ at the

HQ campus by Mr. S N Sub-

rahmanyan, Member on the

L&T Board & Sr. Executive

Vice President (Infrastruc-

ture & Construction), Mr. M

V Satish, Senior VP & Head

– B&F IC and Mr. S Kanap-

pan, Head & Chief Execu-

tive, L&T GeoStructure. The

cycles, meant for employees’

use for inter campus com-

mute, are aimed at getting

them used to a greener mode

of transportation and even

urge them to adopt cycling

as their choice for daily com-

mute to office.

A new leash of life!

A large environment-con-

scious set of people were en-

gaged in planting saplings to

mark their unwavering com-

mitment towards the green

cause. Saplings were planted

by SNS, Mr & Mrs MVS, Mr

& Mrs B. Ramakrishna, Mr.

Kanappan, Mrs. Nirmala

Anathakumar of Prayas, Mr.

V S Ramana, Mr B Murug-

esan and other members of

the Samaaja Seva Committee

of the ECC Recreation Club,

HQ Chennai

Merchandise that make a

difference!

Following the sapling plan-

tation, the dignitaries pro-

ceeded towards the AR Cen-

tre where several stalls that

promote green products were

inaugurated by the members

of Prayas Trust, Chennai.

Visitors took keen interest

in the stalls that displayed

products such as organic

food, terracotta accessories,

bamboo based gardening

implements, seeds, vermin

compost, planter boxes, etc.

To promote a healthy life-

style, stalls that focused on

participation in marathons

using cycles and developing

healthy eating habits were

also part of the exciting ex-

hibition that drew crowds

in large numbers throughout

the day.

A rendezvous with nature

@ Project GreenHands

SNS along with senior ex-

ecutives took a tour of the

Project GreenHands nursery

– a unique green movement,

that has in the last 5 years

nurtured and planted over

2,50,000 saplings across Ta-

mil Nadu through the collec-

tive efforts of the L&T Con-

struction’s Green Brigade.

How Green is your

consciousness?

While the celebrations con-

tinued throughout the day, it

was also an occasion to propa-

gate the green word across the

L&T fraternity and their fami-

lies through an on-line quiz,

photography and poster com-

petitions. The on-line quiz had

more than 2000 participants

while the children of employ-

ees expressed their creativ-

ity and eagerness to save the

world through their poster

paintings.

L&T raises its voice for a cause - WED celebrations at HQ

7Tree Plantation

Green competitionwinners at WED 2014As a part of the World Environment Day campaign at HQ

Chennai, poster painting and photography contests were

held for the L&T fraternity and their families. Both the com-

petitions had a large number of participants and highlighted

strong messages on environment protection. The paintings

by children communicated the importance of green ini-

tiatives and also portrayed the consequences if protective

measures are not taken. A professional jury reviewed the

entries and selected the three presentations. The on-line

quiz had an overwhelming participation of 2074 employ-

ees. Noted environmentalist, Mr. ‘Vellore’ C Srinivasan of the

Satyameva Jeyate fame, the chief guest for the valedictory

function, distributed the prizes to the winners.

WinnErsWinnErs

Photography Competition for the Employees

Painting Competition for Employee’s kids

1st Prize: Mr. Gopi Kannan, Corporate Communications Department

2nd Prize: Mr. Ahilan Shanmugam, B&F IC , HQ

3rd Prize: Mr. Manu Babu, Administration & IR, HQ

1st Prize: Ananya A. D/o Ms. V. Lakshmipriya, ISD

2nd Prize: Lakiah A. D/o Mr. Syed Ibrahim T, ISD

3rd Prize: R. Sai Nithyashri, D/o Ms. Sai Gayatri R, PT&D.

A bio gas plant has been set

up at Orient Cement Pro-

ject, Chittapur to effectively

manage food waste and

develop alternative energy.

Set up by Calorifiqe Renew-

able Energie, Hyderabad, the

plant at the workmen camp

utilizes food waste amount-

ing to 500kgs per day, which

generates up to 27kgs of

fuel for cooking. The 100

liters manure produced by

Bio gas plant at orient cement project helps generate alternative energy

the plant is being used for

gardening.

Mr. B. Srinivasa Rao, CPM,

HYCL B&F IC along with Mr.

G. Madhava Kumar, Clus-

ter EHS Manager and Mr.

Kishore. A. Chalke, Cluster

Materials Manager sup-

ported this initiative along

with the project team and

the bio gas plant was inau-

gurated on 26th March by

Mr. Singhania, Vice Presi-

dent Projects, Orient Cement

with a customary milk boil-

ing ceremony.

This first-of-its-kind initia-

tive taken by a project team

is a skid mounted type bio

gas plant that can be easily

shifted from one project site

to another.

Environmental awareness session

The day concluded with

key note address by the

noted environmentalist

‘Vellore’ C Srinivasan on

“Integrated & Sustainable

Solid and Liquid Resource

Management (SLRM). He

is spearheading the waste

management movement for

past two decades and has

created a long lasting im-

pact in various parts of the

country. The session was un-

doubtedly resourceful about

waste management. The ses-

sion elaborated on source

segregation of waste into

bio degradable and non-bio

degradable waste, compost-

ing of bio degradable waste

(home based), terrace gar-

dening etc. The environ-

mental speech backed by

visuals reminded everyone

of an individual’s responsi-

bility towards resource con-

servation and the need for

environmental friendly liv-

ing. The documentary titled

“Garbage to Gold” was also

screened which showcased

a development model from

Vellore on Zero waste man-

agement.

8 Tree Plantation

As many as 124 Green lovers

gathered at L&T Construc-

tion’s Project GreenHands

nursery on 1st May, 2014, for

a fun-cum-green camp. The

members of the CSR Cell,

Project GreenHands, Green

Cell and Social Committee of

the Recreation Club, jointly

organized this event on the

77th birthday of L&T.

The event commenced at 7.30

am with Mr. V.S.Ramana, GM

– CSR & CSTI addressing the

gathering on the genesis of

the nursery in 2008 in col-

laboration with Isha Foun-

dation. He thanked KVR

for having initiated ‘Project

124 green lovers gathered at the Project GreenHands nursery for a fun-cum-green camp

GreenHands’ and kick started

the proceedings by planting

the first seed. The nursery

has distributed more than

250000 saplings to schools,

colleges and associations

across Tamil Nadu.

Mr. B. Murugesan, Head –

Technology Centre explained

the importance and benefits

of trees and an individual’s

responsibility towards plant-

ing at least two saplings to

have 33% green cover which

is essential for healthy liv-

ing. The participants were

divided into groups and en-

gaged in activities like soil

filling in packs, transplanting

saplings, cleaning of the OSR

area, seeding, etc. Totally

1176 packets were filled with

soil, 400 saplings were trans-

planted and 650 saplings

were transferred.

Dr. K A Shanmugasundaram

from the Tamil Nadu Agri-

cultural University graced

the occasion and shared his

ideas on kitchen gardening,

rooftop gardening and home

composing. A demonstration

was made on preparing ma-

nure from kitchen waste and

wealth out of waste. It was a

fun filled day for the partici-

pants especially the kids who

loved cladding themselves in

the mud and water and had

a welcome break from their

routine schedule. The team

enjoyed a natural breakfast

and also played a few fun

games including an interest-

ing quizzing session for the

children.

L&T’s Buildings and Factories

IC’s Chennai-based sites col-

lectively donated more than

100 litres of blood across

various campaigns. The good

work was aptly recognized

at the World Blood Donor

Day celebrations on June 14,

2014 by the Dr. M.G.R Medi-

cal University, Department of

Transfusion Medicine.

The B&F projects team re-

ceived accolades from the

Chief Guest, Dr C. Vijaya-

baskar, Health Minister of Ta-

mil Nadu, for organizing reg-

ular blood donation camps

at various projects on the

occasion, the following leads

at sites were presented with

appreciation certificates:

Mr. R.V. Sudhakar, CEHSM

– CNCL – Blood Dona-

tion Camp coordinator,

L&T Construction’s Bengalu-

ru team bagged the Red Cross

Corporate Donor Award for

conducting the maximum

number of blood donation

camps. Mrs. Madhura Ashok

Kumar, Vice Chairperson –

BLOOD DONATION CAMPS 9

MorE than 100 litrEs of blooD DonatED at l&t’s Chennai’s sites draw appreciation

Indian Red Cross Society,

presented the award to L&T at

the World Blood Donor’s Day

on June 14, 2014. Present at

the occasion were Chairman,

Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treas-

urer, other Committee Mem-

Red Cross corporate donor award for Bengaluru team

Mr.K. Ravichandran – Project

Manager, Hallmark Emerald,

Mr. C.Vijayanandan – EHSO,

Blood Donation Camp or-

ganizer – Hallmark Emerald,

Mr. Sankara Subramanian

– EHSM, CMRL, Mr. A Esak-

kimuthu – EHSO, Olympia

Grand, Mr. Vivek Surendran

– EHSO, Olympia Opaline

Squeal PH II, Mr. H Mahade-

van – EHS, DLF

bers of Indian Red Cross So-

ciety and other distinguished

guests including the Am-

bassador for Red Cross and

noted Kannada Film Actor,

Mr. Shishya Deepak. Mr.R.K.

Joshi, Admn & Acct Manager

along with Mrs. Geetha Sub-

ramanian, Manager (Market-

ing) accepted the honour on

behalf of L&T. L&T Construc-

tion, Bengaluru, is an active

blood donor to the Indian

Red Cross Society, Karna-

taka Chapter, and regularly

organizes blood donation

camps at the Regional office

and sites across Karnataka

which has resulted in ac-

complishing this feat.

BLOOD DONATION CAMPS10

Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation Water Supply Improvement Scheme (TCMC WSIS)

25

Kharkai Barrage Project 52

Vriddhachalam - Ariyalur Railway Construction Project

63

Bengaluru Regional Office 40

CMRL - Ballastless Track Works Project 40

CSTI Kanchipuram 68

CSTI Panvel 33

Hyderabad Metro Rail Project 122

MBDA Project site, Gwalior 21

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Project, Package B

40

5 4 The red brigade of L&T is ever-expanding as more and more volun-teers come forward to give hope and life through one of the noblest acts of humanity – ‘Blood Donation’. The badge of honour is a special feeling that unites the donors and provides inspiration to others to share the gift of life. We present glimpses of the red act of giving.

L&t-ites commit for life

Red Cross Gwalior adds 21 units to its reserve of blood

Blood donation FAQs

BLOOD DONATION CAMPS 11

DonatE blooD

52 Units of Blood Donated at Kharkai Barrage Project

We make a living by what we get, but we can make a life by what we give.

- Winston Churchill

WDFC Project donates 40 units to Swasya Kalyan Blood Bank

CSTI Kanchipuram donates 68 units of blood

L&T ites at Hyderabad Metro Rail Project donate blood on World Blood Donor’s day

L&T-ites donate blood on World Blood Donor’s DayCSTI Panvel adds 33 units to Indian Red Cross

Society’s blood bank

CMRL staff donate 40 units to Lions Blood Bank & Research Foundation

B&F IC’s Chennai Cluster sites receive Appreciation Certificates for rendering yeoman service towards

voluntary blood donation

Red Cross, Jindal says thanks to 86 noble hearts

12 PrAyAS TruST

A camp to detect kidney

stones was organized by the

Prayas Trust in association

with RG Stone Urology and

Laparoscopic Hospitals on

June 27, 2014 at the Medical

Centre in Virugambakkam.

Efforts were taken to create

awareness by distributing

fliers in Tamil to all the pa-

tients and the public. Sev-

eral patients who registered

Prayas Trust’s tuition centre

is becoming a hub for sev-

eral students who seek free

tuitions and aspire to achieve

excellence in their stud-

ies. During the April-June

quarter, nearly 150 students

benefitted from the tuitions

that were conducted at the

Virugambakkam Centre.

Tuitions are offered to de-

serving students from 4.30

p.m to 6.30 p.m -Monday to

Friday and Spoken English

Classes are conducted eve-

ry Saturday for students in

classes 5 to 9.

Urology campin advance benefitted from

this camp.

Dr. Prabhakar, Radiologist,

and his team, ably support-

ed by the Prayas members

examined the participants

from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm.

Of the 63 people who were

screened, 30 were found to

have renal calculi (kidney

stones). The initial lab test

and X-Ray of (Kidney-Ure-

ter-Bladder) were done at the

medical centre and the pa-

tients were then referred to

RG Stone Hospital for further

consultation and treatment.

Prayas also volunteered to

absorb the cost of surgery for

5 patients.

The radiology team was hon-

oured with mementoes for

their selfless service.

tuition centre

Number of beneficiaries in April-June Quarter:

12,204

No. of dialysis performed at Medical Centre: 340

No. of beneficiaries at Dialysis Unit: 17

New Facilities

Pulmonary Function Test Camp -

Second Monday of the month

(145 patients were benefited)

Ultra sound examination by

Dr. Mrs.Praveena MD. Radiologist -

All Fridays

Echo cardiogram by Dr. Saravana

Kumar, Cardialogist – All days .

NGO Support

Sneham Foundation –

Distributed diabetic medicines

Gnanadarshan, a home for the Visually Impaired – Sup-

ported with cash and kind

Harihara Sudha Seva Samithi, a home for Destitute at

Thirumullaivayil – Rice bags are given every month and

supported with cash/kind

Visit and avail free medical check-ups at the Prayas

Medical Centre, 8&9, Kaliamman Koil Street,

Virugambakkam, Chennai Phone: 2377 0852. Open

on all days from Monday to Saturday between

9.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Dialysis is done at a very discounted price

and there are 10 dialysis machines

at the Centre.

Prayas Medical Centre

Chennai

13PrAyAS TruST

An outbound training pro-

gramme was arranged at

MDC-Lonavala on June 28-

29, 2014 for the consultants

of Andheri Health Centre

and representatives of other

Community Health Centres

across India to interact and

Prayas lent a helping hand for a Panchayat School, where

more than 250 children are studying in different classes

at Kovoor, about 10 km from L&T’s office at Manapakkam,

Chennai, by constructing rest rooms. Members of the Prayas

Trust visited the school on June 10, 2014. The Principal of

the school welcomed the Prayas team and expressed his grati-

tude for the support of the Trust. He also conducted them

around the class rooms and the kitchen area where food is

cooked for the children.

The Prayas members offered a few suggestions for the upkeep

of the kitchen considering the hygiene and health of the stu-

dents and presented cooking utensils.

For another high school at Kolapakkam, the Prayas team con-

ducted a Medical Camp and distributed IDs to the students.

For the benefit of the students, Prayas appointed a Tamil

teacher whose salary is being borne by the Trust.

A summer yoga camp was

held in association with the

Art of Living at the Tuition

Centre from April 17 to 20,

2014. Sixteen children from

the neighboring area partici-

pated in the camp which was

conducted by Mr Maruth

and Ms Jayachandrika. For

four days, children spent

three and half hours learn-

ing different techniques of

meditation and breathing,

Sudarshan Kriya, simple ten-

ets for daily life, techniques

for mental focus and con-

centration, overcoming fear

& anxiety and enhancing in-

teractive processes.

Team games, group discus-

sions and outdoor activities

were also conducted and top-

ics such as food awareness

and service to others were

taught. At the end of the

camp, gifts and track-pants

were distributed to all the

children. Ms Shyla, Ms Ezhil,

Ms Sumathi Ramakrishnan,

Yoga camp for childrenMs Radhai, Ms Latha Arvind, Ms Sathya Ravichandran and Ms Akshaya volunteered and co-

ordinated different activities at this camp.

A helping hand for government schools

training programme at Lonavalaexchange best practices and

knowledge.

Mrs. Meena Subrahmanyan,

President, Mrs. Vasanti Sat-

ish, Secretary and Mrs. Ezhil

Jayakumar, Joint Secretary

represented Prayas Trust,

Chennai and narrated the

success story of the Medical

Centre and the outcome of

various programmes/camps

that are structured for the

underprivileged. Their pres-

entation was well appreci-

ated and the team efforts

was lauded by all the partici-

pants.

A happy home for differently abled childrenThe Ladies Club – Shrad-

dha from L&T’s Kolkata of-

fice extended support to

build a dormitory facility for

the physically challenged

children of Kolkata’s Voice

of World School. Shraddha

added a 2nd floor to their

existing building to provide

accommodation for 150

inmates of the school. On

28th March, the members of

Shraddha inaugurated the

new facility in the presence

of the school principal, Mr.

Sukumar Chakraborty.

Prayas Bengaluru extended

support to Ananda Ashram,

a home that provides shel-

ter, food, and medical care to

senior citizens and orphan

boys.

When the management of

the ashram expressed their

need, the members of Prayas

extended their support by

donating stationery items

and other educational ma-

Prayas Bengaluru has been

supporting the orphan and

destitute children of St. An-

dal Girls Home for a very

long and on 31st May, the

members reached out to 35

children at the home by dis-

tributing stationery kits.

The children who always

look forward to the visit of

Prayas Bengaluru distributed

text books in Braille for the

academic year 2014-2015 to

underprivileged visually im-

paired PUC students. Books

covering subjects such as

English, Kannada, History,

Economics, Political Science

and Sociology were given to

40 students.

Prayas implemented this pro-

ject with the help of Gnana-

jyothi Trust for the Disabled,

a non-Government organi-

zation formed and set up by

a set of visually challenged

people. This organization

serves the disabled commu-

nity by rendering academic

support to the visually im-

paired students.

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Prayas – Bengaluru protects those unprotected

Prayas Bengaluru presents Braille books to visually impaired students

Prayas Bengaluru continues to support St. Andal girls home

terial for 15 orphan boys,

clothing and consumables

for 25 senior citizens, some

of whom were bedridden

and need nursing care 24x7.

Prayas Bengaluru distributed

these items on June 7th.

Prayas members presented

their cultural talent before

them and also shared some

of their projects.

In addition to the stationery

kits, Prayas distributed spe-

cial gifts to the top scorers in

academics and organized a

special lunch.

Activities include conver-

sion of the text books to

Braille format, printing on

an embosser, compiling &

editing, binding and post-

ing the same to the poor

blind beneficiaries all over

the state of Karnataka, free of

cost. Prayas funded these ac-

tivities and the members dis-

tributed the textbooks to stu-

dents of Bengaluru on 30th

May at Gnanajothi Trust

and also sent a few through

mail to outstation students.

The Prayas members were

delighted and enthralled by

the melodies rendered by

the students at this occasion.

L&T’s project team of Piped

Water Supply Scheme at

Bankura reached out to 117

children of Kukrakuri Prima-

ry School and improved the

infrastructure of the school

thereby creating a better at-

mosphere for the children’s

education. The site team do-

As a harbinger of infrastructure development, L&T has been continuously enhancing the quality of life in and around its areas of operation. L&T’s CSR in action is all about reaching out to diverse sections of the society and making a difference on the ground. Presenting a glimpse of the various initiatives undertaken by project teams across locations.

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Chennai was painted crimson by 5000 runners wearing bright

red T-shirts who participated in the 2014 edition of the Dream

Runners Half Marathon that was flagged off at 5 am from near

Elliot Beach, Besant Nagar in Chennai. Those who enthusi-

astically participated included athletes, first time runners,

children, elderly people and even a few differently abled who

challenged the odds to finish with exhilaration amidst loud

shrieks of cheering from those gathered at the finish point.

L&T was one of the sponsors of the event and had about 154

registrations with 54 doing the 21 km ‘half marathon’ and the

rest doing the 10 km run. It is a matter of great significance

that each year, the number of L&T-ites graduating to the half

marathon is increasing which indicates a positive trend in the

health and fitness awareness among employees. Many vet-

eran runners of L&T clocked their personal best at this event

and almost all of those who registered managed to complete

the marathon and return back proudly flashing their finisher

medals.

Making a difference on the ground

W&RE IC’s Bisalpur Tonk

Uniyara Water Supply Pro-

ject, Jaipur, sufficed a timely

need by providing six water

purifiers (RO) to police sta-

There was gleam in the eyes

of the 25 students from Ma-

hatma Gandhi Memorial

Government Higher Second-

ary School, Nedumbassery,

as they received study kits

from L&T’s Cochin Interna-

tional Airport project team

on 9th June 2014. The reach

out programme is a part of

the site’s CSR agenda and is

aimed at supporting students

25 students presented with study kits from economically weaker

sections of the society. The

incentives including school

uniforms and bags were pre-

sented at the school in the

presence of the Head Mis-

tress, the teaching staff and

the L&T team which includ-

ed Mr. Bennichan K Thomas,

Manager –Accounts & Ad-

min, Mr. K.Prakasan – IR Of-

ficer, Mr. S. Sudhakar – EHS

Asst. Manager. Mr. P. Venu-

gopal Kurup, Project Man-

ager, motivated the students

with an inspiring address,

“Love what you have. Need

what you want. Accept what

you receive. Give what you

can. Always remember, what

goes around, comes around.”

The school faculty expressed

their happiness and thanked

L&T for this kind gesture.

Providing a learning environment to 117 students

nated 15 sets of desks and

benches to the school au-

thorities. Mr. K.S. Suresh,

Cluster Head, Mr. P. Sankar,

Project Manager, Mr. E. Ku-

maresan, Asst. Manager EHS

and the site staff presented

the furniture to the children.

154 runners from L&t make a mark at dream runners Half Marathon 2014

drinking water stations for policemen tions in the remote areas of

Ghad, Mahendwas, Toda,

Tonk and Old Tonk in Ra-

jasthan quenching the thirst

of 250 policemen.

W&RE IC’s project team at

Underground Drainage site

in Porbandar, Ahmedabad,

reached out to the specially

abled children of Shishukunj

school on April 17, 2014 and

provided essentials to fa-

cilitate their education. The

event was a joint initiative in-

volving the project team and

the clients – Gujarat Water

Sewerage Scheme Board and

Tata Consultancy Engineers.

W&RE IC – WET SBG, Kol-

kata Cluster extended sup-

port to the inmates of Hope

Foundation, an NGO that

works for the all-round de-

velopment of street children

by providing shelter, nutri-

tion, education, medical and

health care.

MBRO Cluster organized a health camp at the Juvenile Home in Mumbai on 28th May 2014

with the support of L&T Health Centre and its consultants. A full health checkup was done for

more than 200 children. Free medicines for diseases like epilepsy, fever and chicken pox were

distributed. The initiative was led by the CSR team with help of ’My Home India’ a Mumbai

based NGO.

The project team at 125MW

CSP site organized an eye

check-up camp in association

with Pokhran Medical Centre

at Lawan village. The camp

was inaugurated by Project

Director,Mr. K.Vellaichamy

PT&D IC reached out to the children and infants of Vatsalya Trust

– Home for the Orphans and Destitute kids and donated much

needed essentials such as locatogen powder and other food sup-

plements on April 7, 2014. The gesture was a timely aid for the

home that houses 150 children including 52 infants.

Mr. Deepak Kumar Nayak –Cluster Operation Head, Mr. N Kalin-

garajan along with the CSR coordinators took part in this initia-

tive. Trustees of Vatsalaya Trust lauded L&T for its support.

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42 special children at Shishukunj receive new school kits

42 children were presented

school uniforms along with

books and stationery items.

The students were thrilled

to receive the new school

kits. The school authorities

thanked L&T for this kind

gesture. The school provides

education to the children

who hail from the economi-

cally weaker sections of the

society.

L&T-ites donated educa-

tional material and school

stationery for the children.

Mr. K. Suresh, Cluster Head,

along with other employees,

distributed the materials to 79

girl children. The authorities

and the children thanked L&T

for its kind gesture.

Putting promises to work for 79 children at Hope Foundation

200 children at juvenile home undergo a free health scan

Sufficing a timely nutritional need

117 people benefit from an eye check-up camp

117 people from the village

benefitted from this screening

camp. 40 people were provid-

ed power glasses free of cost.

Eye drops and medicine were

also provided for the patients.

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