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CSR Newsletter from L&T Construction 2014 : Oct | Nov | Dec - Issue 13
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In this issue
Cover story1
Blooddonation
4
Tree plantation2
Prayas10
Health8
Education5
L&T’s Group Executive
Chairman Mr. A.M. Naik,
along with some members of
the Executive Management
Committee, released the
Company’s 7th Corporate
Sustainability Report in
Mumbai on December 17,
2014.
Speaking at the occasion,
Mr. Naik urged employees
to proactively pursue and
contribute towards the
Company’s sustainability
agenda. While lauding the
initiatives taken across the
Company, he stressed the
need to enhance performance
across all parameters of
sustainability - safety, eco-
friendly processes & products,
energy & water conservation,
community development
and productivity. He
said professionals in all
corporate departments
were expected to possess
a higher degree of domain
knowledge and greater
exposure to international
trends and developments to
be leveraged to advance the
interests of the Company.
The launch was preceded
by a brief presentation from
the Corporate Sustainability
team on the Company’s
sustainability performance
that highlighted the
initiatives taken on
sustainability practices
including efforts towards
water conservation, Greenco
certification and impact
L&T’s CorporaTe susTainabiLiTy reporT 2014urges personaL invoLvemenT To boosTsusTainabiLiTy
of our Corporate Social
Initiatives.
The cover page of the 2014 report features two primary elements - the rupee symbol depicting economic success alongside the first letter of the Devnagari alphabet denoting the foundation of education. Together, the twin symbols highlight the theme of the
report - inclusive growth.
L&T was the first Indian
company in the
engineering &
construction sector
to publicly disclose
its sustainability
performance. Like all its
preceding editions, this
Report too has received GRI
Checked A+ rating, indicating
the highest level of disclosure
accorded by Global Reporting
Initiative, the world’s most
respected body in the field of
sustainability reporting.
They are also externally
‘Assured’ (CSR term for
audit) by Ernst & Young for
complete integrity of data.
ForewordDear Readers:
“India lives in its villages,”
said Mahatma Gandhi
and that holds true for us
because ‘L&T Construction
also lives at its project sites”.
Our business, profits and
clients revolve all around
our sites. Similarly, our
CSR is deeply connected
with project sites and our
stakeholders there.
Recently, I was invited to
make a Presentation on
CSR at one of the Project
Accountants’ Conferences.
I shared the What as CSR 1
and the Why as CSR 2.
CSR 1 known as Samajdhaari
is a Qualitative measure,
as mandated by GRI and
ABRR (Annual Business
Responsibility Reporting)
and rates an organization
for its Corporate Governance
and fine DNA. It is all
about strategy, the process
that integrates and
manages aspects of the
environment- power,
water, alternate energy,
pollution control measures,
energy conservation,
workers safety and health,
waste management, reuse
resources and such mandated
disclosures.
CSR 2 is Dildaari which is a
barometer of a socially-giving
organization and mandated
by the Companies Act and Bill
and Section 135- Schedule
VII. It is a set of sequential
initiatives and activities of
economic sustainability,
health, support to mother
& child, hygiene, schooling,
education, greening and aid
to the specially abled for
societal impact.
One needs to understand
both these concepts at and
around our sites to deliver
better CSR in concrete terms.
Did you all know that
2015 is designated as the
International Year of Light
(IYL) and the International
Year of Soils (IYS) by the
United Nations? The whole
aim of this IYL declaration
is to raise our awareness of
the achievements in light-
science and its applications
and importance to
humankind while IYS
is to increase awareness
and understanding of
the importance of soil for
food security and essential
ecosystem functions.
I wish every reader a Happy
CSR.
V. S. Ramana
2 Tree Plantation
L&T Construction’s CSR and Project GreenHands teams participated in planting 1370
saplings nurtured at the Project GreenHands nursery in the Manapakkam campus at Central
University of Tamil Nadu in Thiruvarur on 19th October 2014. L&T volunteers were involved
in greening the university campus spread over an area of 540 acres. Project GreenHands is
committed to provide 12000 saplings over a period of one year.
The team had an interactive session with the faculty, students, NSS volunteers and
Community College coordinators. During the discussions, L&T-ites urged the University
to play a more meaningful role in community development and also spread awareness
about CSTI.
Mr. V.S Ramana, General Manager, CSR & Construction Skills Training addressed the
gathering on Sustainability, CSR and CSTI and Mr. B. Murugesan, Head, Technology Centre
B&F IC touched upon L&T’s GreenHands nursery and employee volunteering.
The registrar of the university Prof. P. Ravindran expressed his gratitude towards L&T. It was
proposed that the Registrar and the team from NSS would plan a visit to CSTI Kanchipuram to
explore the possibilities of setting up a University and L&T association in skill development
for the rural youth around the villages of Thiruvarur.
L&T-ites plant 1370 saplings at a University Campus in Thiruvarur
Well-maintained trees and
shrubs can increase property
value by up to 14%.
Trees properly placed around
buildings can reduce air
conditioning needs by 30%
A mature tree removes almost
70 times more pollution than
a newly planted tree.
A single tree produces
approximately 260 pounds of
oxygen per year. That means
two mature trees can supply
enough oxygen annually to
support a family of four!
Water originating in our
national forests provide
drinking water for over
3400 communities, and
approximately 60 million
individuals.
One tree can absorb as
much carbon in a year as a
car produces while driving
26,000 miles.
The average tree in an urban/
city area has a life expectancy
of only 8 years.
inTeresTing FaCTs abouT
Trees
3Tree Plantation
A 4200 sq.m lawn was
developed by W&RE IC’s
TJSK-DWS Package II team
at Rajkeeya Bhagavandas
Khetaan Government
Hospital Jhunjhunu,
Rajasthan. This green
venture was undertaken
by L&T on the request from
District Collector and was
handed over to the hospital
authorities on 31st October
2014.
L&T-ites foster a green zone at a government hospital
Earlier, the land was an
abandoned dump yard
posing hygiene issues. Team
L&T in a quick span of time,
transformed the place into
a beautiful lawn. Visitors to
the hospital can now enjoy
the green ambience. The
initiative was appreciated
by the MP of Jhunjhunu,
District Magistrate and the
hospital authorities.
FLY WITH AN E-TICKET
The cost of processing a paper ticket is
approximately $10, while processing an e-ticket costs only $1. In the near future, e-tickets will be the only option, saving the airline industry $3 billion a year.
In addition to financial savings, the sheer amount of paper eliminated by this process is commendable.
Tumkur UGD project -500 saplings DMRC CE-09 team - 50 saplings Kamal Vihar Projects (RDA) - 200 saplings
APSEZL-Mundra project – 300 saplings
Pokaran Falsoond Baltora Siwana Lift WSP team - 1000 saplings
DMRC project - 350 saplings
RWSS UDSK project - 1000 saplings Sahibganj Water Supply Scheme project - 250 saplings
Tumkur UGD project - 1000 saplings
TWAD CWSS Vellore Package-III - 450 saplings
L&T-ITESENRICH THELIVES OF MANYBY DONATING
520UNITSOF BLOOD
BLOOD DONATION CAMPS4
Plant Water System for 2x800 MW Yermaras Thermal Power Station,
Raichur -27 units
Sauni Yojna Link 3 - 31 units Tumkur UGD Scheme - 49 units
125 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant project -
14 units
UGD project, Porbandar – 61 units
Hanamapur Lift Irrigation Scheme - 25 units
CSTI Kanchi - 80 units CSTI Kolkata -102 units
DMRC - 43 units Kamal Vihar project at Raipur - 61 units
Naya Raipur UDGS project - 25 units
L&T’s CC 27 team of the DMRC project have reached a milestone by thus far sustainably disposing 14741 tons of construction and demolition waste through its tie-up with IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure Services Ltd.
Mr. Arun Kumar Sharma, Sr. Manager-Operations, IL&FS issued a certificate of appreciation to Mr. S. Hariharan, Manager- IR and Mr. K. Kalamegam, Manager-QA/QC on 21st November 2014.
sustainable construction waste management by dmrC project team
L&Teering
5EDUCATION
Even after sixty-seven years of independence, education remains a distant dream for thousands of children in our country. While children in the urban and semi urban areas have relatively easier access to education, children in rural and extremely remote areas are denied this privilege due to reasons such as domestic compulsions of having to work for livelihood and discrimination.
In such a scenario, it is imperative for us to address their grievances, remove their inhibitions, create awareness and motivate them. It is important to reach out to them to fulfill their requirements and thereby facilitate a smooth and easy learning process.
Swami Vivekananda said “If children can’t go to school why not bring the school to the children?”
Single Teacher Schools (STS)provide multi grade class education for children post their normal schooling hours. Children who attend STSs are either attending government schools or are drop outs. As the single largest ‘on-field CSR intervention’ in the area of ‘Education’ for 2014-15, L&T Construction is aiding 150 such centers in over 125 rural villages spread over the districts of Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram and is reaching out to 4500 rural children through this initiative. The aim of this project is to impart quality based education at the primary and middle levels to holistically improve a child’s learning achievement rate and nurture him/her to be responsible citizens of the country.
Prema who hails from Maduramanglam village
is a 7th grader studying in STS centre for the past 4 years. Her father works as a duty driver and mother works for daily wages in the field. Prema has an elder brother who is in grade 10 and her sister studies in grade 4. All three have been benefiting from the Single Teacher School, says Mrs.Aruna, the happy mother of Prema.
“I love coming to this centre as I can learn not only subjects but also enrich my
GK (General Knowledge). My ambition is to become a doctor and I know communication is very important. Here our Acharya Logi Mam teaches us spoken/written English as well as phonetics. Earlier I used to feel shy to speak out, but now I participate in Oratorical and debate competitions and have won many prizes. I also write articles on social issues for the children’s newsletter. In the STS centre, Saturday class is exclusively for recreational activities,
moral science, art and crafts and library reading. I study in a Government School and there my class teacher gives me assignments but I cannot access the school library as it is meant only for 10th and 12th grade students. I finish the assignment by referring to the books at our STS library. Here there is no exam fear and even though the portions are not completed in school, the teacher at STS Centre finishes the subjects well in advance. Logi mam says certain questions are important and advices us to prepare well and same will be replicated in the question paper and we score very good marks”
Logeswari who is the centre Acharya, is full of praise for Prema. She says “Prema is really hard working and dedicated”. During her free time, she also takes classes for junior class students like a teacher using black boards, Logi added.
ExpRESSIoNS
Senthil Kesavan, a grade 6 student is a native of
Vadamanglam, a village known for being a stronghold in embroidery, weaving and pottery.
He says that he is able to learn better in the STS Centre than in the regular school because Acharya Mageswari takes classes by giving examples and meanings for tough words unlike his school teacher.
Senthil’s ambition in life is to become a police officer and therefore as per his Acharya’s advice, he takes active part in sports and athletics. The boy who was roaming around aimlessly has been transformed into a very responsible child. He spends quality time learning in the centre and also shares many moral stories taught by the STS teacher with his friends at school.
With the prevailing power crisis in southern India, these schools help children study peacefully as the centresas they are equipped with solar lamps.
The teaching faculty at STS centers is well trained in teaching methodologies and follow a syllabus that has been developed by eminent retired educationalists in line with the government curriculum.
L&T Construction’s CSR team has been constantly monitoring and evaluating the Single Teacher School through field visits, supervising the teaching methodology and interacting with students and their parents in villages. The progress is tracked at every stage and valuable suggestions are provided for necessary course corrections.
Vishal is a 4th grade student at a government
primary school in a remote village called Khiloy. Vishal was a lazy boy showing no interest towards studies says
his mother Hamsaveni. But Vishal was at no fault she added because the school had no teacher for past three months. While Hamsaveni was considering
the option of migrating from the village in search of a good government school in one of the neighbouring villages, she was introduced to the STS centre which made her change her mind.
The acharya Premalatha transformed Vishal as she teaches with complete dedication and gives individual attention, said the delighted mother. Thus the little boy’s ambition of becoming the district collector could soon transform into reality.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educatedNelson Mandela
6 EDUCATION
200 students in Tumkur have new bags to carry to schoolPT&D IC’s Kudgi transmission line project team at Tumkur reached out to the students of a government school in Chikka Ullarthi village and donated 200 school bags. The initiative was led by Mr. P. Rajesh Narayan (Segment Head-South & East, Tl BU), Mr. Raghu Potla (Project Manager) Mr. S.Annamalai (DGM- Accounts & Admin.) along with the team members.
130 students armed with ‘Basic First Aid’ awarenessDMRC’s L&T-SUCG JV CC 27 project conducted an awareness program on basic first aid for about 130 school children on 21st November 2014 at Nagar Nigam Pratiba Vidhyalaya, New Delhi. Mrs. Omvati Devi, Principal and the teachers of the school along with Mr. Shiv Shankar, Inspector, MCD, thanked Mr. R. G. Saini, Project Director and Mr. S. Hariharan, Manager- IR for the enlightening program that integrated video clips and practical sessions to drive home the point.
Kalawara Village school benefits from L&T’s contribution
MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE
Not only are you extending the life of your vehicle,
but also creating less pollution and saving gas. A
properly maintained vehicle, with clean air filters,
and inflated tires can significantly improve your
vehicle's performance. And it might not hurt to
clean out the trunk - all that extra weight could be
costing you at the pump.
As a part of its CSR efforts, B&F IC’s JCB India project team extended educational support to a neighboring school on 20th November 2014.
The site team donated study tables and chairs for 75 students along with 5 steel cupboards, 2 water cooler cum purifiers and 2 desk top computers to Rajkiya Ucch Madhymik Vidhyalay, Kalwara, District
in Jaipur. A few saplings were also planted in the school premises during this occasion.
Mr. Satyavan Shete, Project Manager along with the project team presented the facility to Mr. Yogendrasingh Pandey, School Principal in the presence of Mr. Tejendra Singh, Sarpanch of Kalawara village. The school principal, staff and children expressed their gratitude.
7EDUCATION
60 kids at Ludhiana delighted with their new class room infrastructureAs part of its corporate social responsibility and educational support initiative, PT&D IC’s R-APDRP Project Ludhiana (Punjab) site team donated tables, chairs, black boards, bags and note books to the National Child Labour Development School at Jamalpur, Ludhiana. The reach out event was organized on 18th October 2014 in the presence of Mr. A. K. Vishnoi (Construction Manager), Mr. Anupam Garg (Acct & Admin Manager) along with the site team, principal and teachers of the school. 60 students benefited from this aid. The school principal and authorities expressed their thanks to L&T for this kind gesture.
Sauni Yojna Link 3 project team delights 55 children Sauni Yojna Link 3 Package project team reached out to the students of Sarsana Primary school on Children’s Day and presented educational kits. 55 children were delighted to get writing essentials such as pens, pencils and erasers.
A delightful play infrastructure enthralls children GIDC Dahej Water Supply project at Bharuch reached out to the primary school students of Prathmik Mishra Shala Sutrel and provided a delightful infrastructure which is popularly known as Jhula (swing). This play facility was donated to the school by Mr. Nitin Manikkule along with the project team on Children’s Day.
Jaypee Bara Switchyard project team delights 400 studentsAs part of its corporate social responsibility and educational support initiative, PT&D IC’s Jaypee Bara Switchyard project team extended educational support to the neighboring school children. The site team donated school bags, study materials and sweaters to children of the primary and junior high schools at BRC Shankargarh, Allahabad.
The reach out event was organized on 22nd December 2014 in the presence of Mr. R.S Singh (President, Jaypee BARA TPP), Mr. R.C.Yadav (Project Manager), Mr. Nitesh Kumar (Planning Manager), Mr P R Nanda (Accounts & Admin Manager) along with the site team, principal and teachers of the school. 400 students benefited from this aid.
725 people benefit from a free eye screening camp Hogenakkal Water Supply project, organized a free eye screening camp for the people of the villages adjacent to the site. The camp was conducted by a team of doctors from Arvind Eye Hospital. 725 people underwent eye screening and spectacles were donated to 181 people. A further 279 people were identified for eye surgery.
Villagers at Ranipura receive health care benefits…thanks to L&T, they said!L&T–ites at the 3rd Narmada Bridge project extended medical support to about 350 villagers from Ranipura at Bharuch District on 16th November 2014. Patients were treated for various diseases relating to orthopedics, dental, gynecology and ENT. Mr. Varun Dwivedi, Project Manager and Mr. B C Dinesh, Team Leader inaugurated the initiative.
RIL Township Project at Jamnagar reached out to the rural people of Gagva Dhar, Gagva and Mungani villages on 16th November.
The project team roped in Shri Guru Gobindsingh Hospital and conducted a free medical camp for the villagers.
Mr. Sadanand Chaudhary, Project Head RIL, Mr. Gulabgiri, Gagva Village Sarpanch, Mr. Manubha, Mungani Village Sarpanch, Mr. G Suresh and Mr. Rajib Chakraborty, Project Managers, RIL inaugurated the health camp.
A team of 14 specialists viz. General Physician, Skin, Orthopedic, Gynecologist, Eye, ENT, Dental & Pediatrician examined 263 villagers for various ailments and the required medication was prescribed that were distributed free of cost. An ambulance was kept ready to ferry aged and other patients who could not move. The villagers thanked L&T’s noble gesture.
riL Township project offers medical care to villagers near Jamnagar
UpdATE YOUR REfRIgERATOR.
Fridges are perhaps the most energy intensive appliances in a house. This means
that a poorly maintained and energy inefficient fridge is costing you money, let
alone adding its burden to the atmosphere. Recent models use 40% less energy
than fridges that are 10 years old. If you decide to upgrade your fridge, make
sure that you buy the one that has an excellent energy rating, longevity and
durability and also don’t forget to recycle your old fridge.
8 HEALTH CAMP
Adani Corporate House project team protects the health of 185 villagersThe Adani Corporate House Project, Ahmedabad joined hands with Lifeline Multispecialty Hospital and conducted a free medical camp for the residents of Jamiyatpura village in Gandhinagar District on 9th November.
Mr. Ashutosh Tripathi, CPM inaugurated the medical
camp in the presence of Mr. D.C. Chakraborthy, Project Manager Adani sites and Mr. Girish Patel, Village Sarpanch.
During the camp, a team of doctors including a General Physician, Dermatologist, Orthopedic, Gynecologist, ENT & Pediatrician
Clean drinking water for 70 visually challenged children…kudos to the efforts of Orient Cement Plant team
TCMC WSIS project team extends timely help for the children of Annai Home
examined over 185 villagers for various ailments and prescribed medication. The prescribed medicines were distributed free of cost to the villagers. An ambulance was kept ready to ferry emergency cases.
The villagers appreciated and thanked the efforts taken by L&T.
L&T’s project team at Orient Cement Plant in Chittapur, Gulbarga reached out to the 70 students of Smt. Ambubai Residential School for Blind Girls on 7th November. The
site team with the support of Hyderabad Regional Office (HYRO) installed a R.O. Water purification plant in the school.
This purification unit was presented to the school by Mr. N. Sudhakar, Regional Manager-HYRO and Mr. B.Srinivasa Rao, Cluster Project Manager B&F IC.
W&RE IC’s TCMC WSIS project team at Tutircorin reached out to the inmates of Annai Children’s Home and provided study kit essentials that included school bags and basic furniture. The home takes care of orphaned children and educates them.
9HEALTH CAMP
10 PrAyAS TrUST
Job training empowers people to realize their dreams and improve their lives. Understanding the need for talent enhancement, a Behavioral Skill Development Program - Arohanam was conducted for the technical and support staff of Prayas Medical Centre, for the first time, on 15th, 20th and 22nd November 2014 at the newly built multi-purpose hall on the third floor.
Mr. T.K Premkumar, DGM- Training and Development, B&F IC, L&T Construction, conducted the sessions and effectively directed the participants. Mrs. Meena Subrahmanyan, President Prayas Trust inaugurated the program and in her address urged the participants to make use of the learnings from the program for their personal career growth as well as to apply the same in their day to day work. Mrs. Ezhil Jayakumar, Secretary Prayas Trust in her address spoke about applying the learning into practice.
The program was framed to involve various training modules, questionnaires, theatre activities, video films, games etc. making it interesting and interactive for the participants who cut across different levels that included drivers and helpers.
Prayas Trust in its mission of serving deserving communities regularly supports NGOs who in turn support the needy. The members of Prayas make planned visits to these NGOs on a monthly basis
and spend a day with the inmates reinforcing love, care and mutual bonding.
The members of Prayas visited Harihara Sudha Seva Samithi, an old age home run by a couple Mr. Sethuraman and Mrs. Padma at Thirumullaivayil
Prayas Trust in association with I D R F (Indian Diabetic Research Foundation) organized a free diabetic camp on 27th October 2014. In the early hours of the day, fasting sugar levels were first taken and then Prayas Trust organized breakfast for all the patients for post prandial sugar test, which was done after 1 ½ hours.
Those detected with diabetes were sent for oral glucose tolerance test. HBA1C test was done for highly diabetic people. 142 people benefited from the camp out of which 67 were
Leveraging Training
Behavioral Skill Development Program for Prayas staff
Prayas pays its customary visit to NGOs and exchanges pleasantries
The sessions dealt with the following:
• Understanding oneself and others for better team building
• The three pillars of team building - trust, lack of ego and goal clarity
• Qualities required for being sympathetic and empathetic towards patients and their colleagues at work place
• Managing ego, jealousy and negative thoughts
• How to be happy and positive in all situations
• Understanding oneself, others and the organization for achieving self and organizational targets
• How to be self-motivated, self-confident, strong-willed and committed
• How to accept a situation with positive attitude and move forward
Prayas profusely thanked Mr. N. Dharmarajan, Head HR B&F IC for extending resources and also for proposing to conduct such sessions on a regular basis. Certificates were given to the participants and for some of them this was a first time experience and they profusely thanked L&T and Prayas for the opportunity.
in Chennai. As the Prayas team reached the home, they found the inmates engrossed in Nama Japa (prayer) and the members had the opportunity of enjoying some of their divine melodies. A Ghopuja
was performed by the members in the Ghoshala which is attached to the home.
The inmates in their casual interaction with the Prayas team expressed their happiness to be living in the home and said that
they looked upon to the founding couple with love and reverence. Sweets and fruits were given to the inmates by Prayas and the Trust also contributed for their monthly provisions.
The members later visited another NGO whom they support, Gnanadarshan, a school for visually impaired girls at Choolaimedu run by Mr. Sundareswaran who is visually impaired.
The blind school shelters visually impaired girls who come from different districts of Tamil Nadu for studying in Chennai. This institution not only protects them but also supports them in commuting to colleges. On seeing the Prayas team, the girls introduced themselves and discussed about their educational pursuits. Prayas members gifted every girl sweets and accessories; a gas stove and a mixer-grinder were presented by Prayas Trust to the blind school.
GIVE IT AWAY
Before you throw something away, think if someone
else might need it. Either donate it to a charitable
organization or post it on a web site designed to
connect people and things, such as Freecycle.org.
A camp to cut down sweetsmale and 75 female. 57 people were found to have normal sugar levels. 68 people had previous case history of diabetes. 16 people were found to be pre-diabetic and one new case was found. All patients were prescribed medicines based on their sugar levels.
NO!
11PrAyAS TrUST
Prayas organized an awareness talk for the patients who visit the Medical Centre for common ENT problems and ways to keep the ears, nose and throat healthy. Following is the advice given by Dr. Swarnasaravanan.
Prayas members re-live their childhood on Children’s Day
“We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.”- United Nations.
The members of Prayas Trust, Bangalore Chapter celebrated Children’s Day at Seva Sadan, Girl’s Orphanage in Malleswaram, Bangalore on 15th November. Various games and events were conducted for the 56 children of the orphanage.
The excited children exhibited their creativity, competitive and team spirit as they enthusiastically participated in all the activities. Ms. Geetha Subramanian also recited the ‘Harikatha kalakshepa’ for them. Prizes were given to all the children for their whole-hearted participation.
Awareness talk on ENT care
Ear
Faulty habits, like cleaning the ears with earbuds, bathing in ponds or lakes can cause ear infections and therefore have to be avoided. Nerve injuries can be caused by systemic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and hence these diseases should be kept under control. Continuous exposure to noise such as working in factories may lead to hearing disabilities and those prone to high frequency noise levels must undergo regular audiograms. Audiograms help in checking the type and degree of hearing impairment and are useful in deciding the course of treatment.
Nose
Nasal allergies are the root cause of several problems of the ear and the nose and can be avoided by testing for the causative agent and avoiding the same. Nasal bleeding is commonly caused by hypertension in adults and hence blood pressure has to be kept under control. As a first aid, during nasal bleeding, the nose has to be pinched and ice packs have to be applied and then the patient has to be taken under medical care.
Throat
Smoking is the chief cause of laryngeal carcinoma (throat cancer), which may warrant removal of larynx in advanced stages of the disease. Therefore it has to be avoided. Abuse of voice by singers, teachers and hawkers cause vocal polyps leading to hoarseness of voice and can be dealt with by voice rest and speech therapy.
Prayas Trust conducted a comprehensive health camp for the children at the Government school in Kolapakkam, Chennai. General health screening, blood and eye tests were conducted during this camp and free spectacles were distributed to the
kids. Also, Prayas provided identity cards to the government school kids during this visit.
The fee for tuitions, lab materials and educational aids were donated to the school on 5th December. The children were delighted with the new learning tools
Prayas protects government school childrenand the Panchayat Board President, who visited the school, appreciated the selfless service of Prayas. The members of Prayas have been taking keen interest in this school and have been regularly monitoring the progress of the children.
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The members of Prayas visited the Pallavan Nagar slum which is located opposite to the Central Station in Chennai on 8th November 2014 along with the FPAI (Family Planning
An eye camp was organized by Prayas Trust in association with Shankara Nethralaya on 20th December, 2014 at the Prayas Tuition Centre in Virugambakkam. People in the neighbourhood who were waiting for this golden opportunity had registered well in advance. Office bearers, members and staff of Prayas attended the customary inauguration of the camp. The welcome address was given by the Secretary, Mrs. Ezhil Jayakumar. The President, Mrs. Meena Subrahmanyan in her address enumerated the facilities of the Medical Centre and asked all the patients to avail of the same.
Prayas members work towards improving personal hygiene of 200 girls
Association of India) team and distributed sanitary napkins to the girls of the slum area and taught them to use it.
More than 200 girls benefitted from this initiative. It was a
step towards improving their personal hygiene. The slum dwellers were happy by this gesture and appreciated the efforts of Prayas Trust.
It is customary for members of Prayas Trust to visit the Guild of Service, Anna Nagar every year on Children’s Day. This year too, the team visited the home on 14th November and had a wonderful time with the children.
During their visit, the members of Prayas conducted various competitions for the
children to whom disability is never a barrier. The indomitable spirit of the children was commended by the members. The President of Prayas Trust told the children that it was a great pleasure to be in their midst and gave away prizes, uniform material, biscuits, chocolates and packed juices for the 55 kids.
Prayas visits the differently abled children at Guild of Service
Shraddha team along with DC Kolkata supports Thalassemia Society
A collaborative effort to reach out
The members of Shraddha, the ladies Club of Kolkata along with the Divisional Corporate (DC) team, Kolkata supported the Thalassemia Society of India by donating 369 boxes of Desirox- 500 mg
tablets on 5th December for treating Thalassemia affected patients. This initiative will benefit around 10 Thalassemia major patients in iron chelation therapy for 12 months.
Yet another mission with Shankara Nethralaya towards community service
Mr. Kannan of Shankara Nethralaya, spoke about the services of Shankara Nethralaya in the field of ophthalmology and its association with Prayas Trust in serving the needy. He stressed on the importance of eye donation and also advised the people to consume foods such as mangos, carrots, papay, as etc which are rich in Vitamin A. He also mentioned about Diabetes being a major cause for eye problems. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Shankar, Medical Officer, Prayas Medical Centre.
Prayas Trust extended its support for a health camp organized by L&T Rubber Processing Machinery Unit, Kanchipuram in collaboration with M/s Tanker Foundation for the prevention and early
Various tests including auto refraction, manual vision checkup, slit-lamp test followed by ophthalmologist consultation and counseling were conducted. 205 people (98 male and 107 female) benefited through this camp. 31 people were diagnosed with cataract. Fundus examination was performed on 18 patients. 13 patients were found fit for a cataract surgery. 18 were unfit for the surgery due to systemic conditions like diabetes, hyper-tension and cardiac problems. 141 people were advised spectacles. The day long camp concluded at 6 pm with many satisfied patients.
detection of kidney diseases. The lab technicians from Prayas Medical Centre tested blood samples for Serum Creatinine level and other allied factors for detection of CKD (chronic kidney disease). 399 people
benefited from this camp. Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi of Tanker Foundation delivered an awareness talk on factors causing kidney disease and steps to prevent them. The members of Prayas actively participated in this camp.
12 PrAyAS TrUST
Initiatives October - December 2014
