Dhenkanal(NewsTimePro):
Tata Steel BSL has launched a campaign to eradicate dengue and malaria.33,000 people from about 25 villages near the plant will benefit.Part of the campaign is to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases including mosquito fumes, anti-larva spray.The company has been campaigning for the past three years. Tata Steel BSL in Narendrapur, Dhenkanal district, has launched a three-month campaign from July 1 to eradicate dengue and malaria. The campaign, which will be held in 25 villages near the plant in Dhenkanal and Anugul districts, was officially inaugurated in the presence of Nuagaan Sarpanch Shri Chakradhar Parida, senior officer of the company CSR department Mrs. Renuka Singh and villagers of Raghunathpur village.
The villages around the plant are prone to dengue and malaria, while the onset of the season is expected to increase. With this in mind, the company’s corporate services department has launched the campaign under its health care program. Part of tothe campaign is to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases including mosquito fumes, anti-larva spray.The campaign will benefit 33,000 people from 25 villages near the plant in Dhenkanal, Anugul district. For the past three years, Tata Steel BSL has been campaigning for dengue and malaria to improve the health of nearby villagers. Last month, the company dedicated a 100-bed Covid Hospital with 10 beds in the Dhenkanal district’s Kharagpur Prasad to a 100-bed ICU.
About Tata Steel BSL : 👇👇👇
Tata Steel BSL Limited, formerly known as Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL), is India’s fifth largest flat steel producing company with an existing steel production capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) as on March 31, 2021. Tata Steel BSL has recorded a gross revenue of USD Million 2,414.13 (INR 18,199.14 Crores) in FY 20. The organisation is spread across India with an employee base of over 5,700.
On May 18, 2018, it was acquired by Tata Steel Limited through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bamnipal Steel Limited. Tata Steel BSL has been felicitated with several awards including Apex India Green Leaf Awards 2019 in Metal and Mining sector by the Apex India Foundation in the category of Environmental Excellence, Energy Efficiency and Water Stewardship; Energy and Environment Foundation Global Sustainability Award 2020” in Platinum Category; best practices in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) by CII, Odisha State Council 2020, Odisha State Energy Conservation Award (Energy conservation initiatives and carbon abatement projects) under CPP, 9th Icon SWM Excellence Award 2019 for industries (Overall environment excellence award –Category waste management); National Energy Management Award 2019 by CII for its Khopoli unit as Energy Efficient Unit.
