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Vedanta cares

Our relief measures across India have benefited over 1.5 mn people, and continue to strengthen the healthcare ecosystem.

Vedanta is committed to the safety and health of our people. We aim to inoculate 100% of our employees, families, and business partners. With 'Swasth Gaon Abhiyan' we have pledged INR 50 bn to strengthen India's social development over the next 5 years that will provide end-to-end healthcare services including vaccinations across 1,000 villages, positively impacting 2 million lives in 12 states in line with our philosophy of giving back. Our emphasis is on 'Transforming for Good' and we stand united with the nation to improve our medical infrastructure by constructing field hospitals, oxygen supply, vaccination drives, sensitization to community members and regular sanitization drives even as we continue to actively combat Covid 19.

Anil Agarwal Chairman Vedanta Limited

Vedanta Combats COVID 19

Vedanta has been at the forefront of the battle to combat COVID 19, committing INR 2.51 bn to community relief initiatives, including Vedanta Field Hospitals, oxygen supply, vaccination drives, preventive healthcare, Meals For All, and employee welfare programmes, reaching out to lakhs of people to prevent the spread of the virus. Vedanta has stood united with a purpose-driven team to fulfill its commitment to its country and employees during this time of crisis. This video represents our team's relentless can-do spirit in the face of the pandemic.

Vedanta's Fight Against COVID 19

2,331 + mt

Oxygen Supplied

1,680

Critical Care Beds across 21 Hospitals

201,863 +

Vaccinations

15,000

PPE & RTPCR Kits

20,000

Medicine Kits

Apollo Helpline for Employees

Vedanta, in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals, has established a 24x7 helpline for its employees and their families to secure timely healthcare advice during the lockdown: 1-860-500-3475. The services include tele-consultation with general physicians and psychologists. As a people-first organization, we wish to ensure the well-being and safety of our employees and families during COVID 19. The bravest action you can take is to ask for help when you need it. All it takes is one call.

Community Outreach by Businesses

Health & Medical Support

We set up 10 field hospitals with 1,000 critical care beds for COVID patients, across Rajasthan, Delhi/NCR, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu
Cairn Oil & Gas set up a 100-bed COVID Care Centre in Barmer along with the district administration
Vedanta Aluminium, Jharsuguda & BALCO, Korba set up COVID Care Centres with a capacity of 100 beds each
Vedanta Sesa Goa added 100 critical care beds with oxygen and ventilator support at Goa Medical College

Oxygen Supply

HZL supplied 8 tonnes of oxygen to local hospitals, while Sesa Goa provided 3 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen daily and ESL supplied up to 10 tonnes of oxygen daily
HZL supplied oxygen cylinders on daily basis to numerous hospitals
To facilitate on-time oxygen transportation to hospitals in Rajasthan, Cairn Oil & Gas provided 11 tankers
Sterlite Copper initiated the operation of its oxygen plant at Tuticorin, with a capacity to produce 1,000 tonnes of oxygen per day

Employee Guidebook To Combat COVID 19

The COVID 19 pandemic led to unprecedented and unanticipated challenges requiring collective action and support from all. This guidebook aims to list down DO’s and DON’T’s which are critical to winning the fight against the deadly virus.

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