Kalinga Times, 11th May, 2008
KalingaTimes Correspondent Bhubaneswar : Vedanta Aluminium Limited, Lanjigarh has adopted all the 400 Anganwadi centres in six blocks of Orissa's Kalahandi district under the project Bal Chetna in association with Sterlite Foundation and Orissa government through private public partnership.
This project was inaugurated at Bandhpari Anganwadi centre in Lanjigarh area by Kalahandi Collector Promod Chandra Pattnaik and legislator Balabhadra Majhi on Wednesday.
Among others, Lanjigarh Block Chairperson Srimati Majhi, Head of Sterlite Foundation Chamundi Devi, senior officials of VAL were present.
The function was attended by 500 people from Bandhpari and other nearby villages. The people were quite happy and enthusiastic about Bal Chetna project which will take care of their children's health, nutrition and early education.
Addressing the gathering, the Collector appreciated Vedanta's committed developmental works in Kalahandi district to bring significant changes in the quality of life of the people.
The Bal Chetna project, he said, will not only ensure a bright future for children of the entire district, but also open direct and indirect growth opportunities for the local youth.
VAL Vice President Mukesh Kumar said the objective of the company for taking up this project is to significantly upgrade the Anganwadi provision and services under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) of Government of Orissa.
Vedanta intends to bring in visible improvement in the quality of education of the children, especially, the underprivileged, in the age group 0-5 years, by providing five-fold services.
This includes, among other things, play way method of learning, nutritious food, improvement in health status with focus on anemia reduction, and logistic support like education materials.
Vedanta has been successfully operating 32 childcare centres with 1139 children in 18 peripheral villages at Lanjigarh. With free uniforms, nutritious mid-day meals, afternoon snacks and proper grooming, these childcare centres have already laid the foundation for nurturing the future generation.
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