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PSEs CSR Activities

MCL to Fund 11 Rural veterinary Officer. These LACs require repair and
Development Projects in renovation so as to bring efficiency in Govt's efforts
towards livestock management. Uninterrupted
Panchgaon GP Jharsuguda electric supply would keep the vaccine preservation

MCL has approved rural development projects as per standard norms.
worth Rs. 98 Lakhs for Panchgaon Gram Panchayat A host of positive impacts are envisaged out of the
in Jharsuguda district. The projects consisting of project in terms of decrease in premature livestock
RCC drains, cc road, community centers, mandap, deaths, enhanced production of milk, meat and
eggs, better economic status of livestock farmers, in-
library, public toilet, Rest Shed cum waiting hal- creased number of backyard poultry units, increase
lat Panchgaon Bus Stand and loka kala training
hall were discussed in the meeting of Resettlement in number of school going children, and decreased
mortality rate of pregnant women.
& Peripheral Development Advisory Committee
(RPDAC) held at Jharsuguda in Oct 2019. These
projects will benefit around 18,000 population. MCL Provides 2800 Umbrella
The projects will be executed by the Block level to ASHA, Aganwari Workers in
Panchayati Raj Deptt of Lakhanpur Block. The proj-
ects are going to create infrastructure amenities in Sambalpur
rural settlements at par with urban areas in the pe-
riphery region of MCL.
MCL operates 3 administrative Areas namely
Lakhanpur, Ib valley and Orient in Jharsuguda dis-
trict. In the year 2019-20 Company has spent Rs. 165
Crores on CSR.

MCL to Repair & Renovate
Eight Livestock Aid Centers in

Jharsuguda

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited under its CSR initia- MCL providing umbrellas for safety to ASHA and Anganwari
tive has committed Rs. 65 Lakhs to undertake repair workers.
& renovation of eight livestock centers in Lakhanpur
block of Jharsuguda district. The project will benefit In an endeavor to fight against COVID-19 pandemic,
65000 live stock and 31000 live stock farmers/own- Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, under its Corporate
ers spread over 113 Villages in 24 Gram Panchayats Social Responsibility (CSR), extended support to
of Lakhanpur block. The project will be executed by ASHA and Anganwari workers of Sambalpur dis-
Rural Works division. trict by providing them 2,800 umbrellas for safety
Livestock Aid Centers are supposed to provide ser- against sun and rains.
vices including vaccination, treatment, castration Acting on a request received from the district ad-
and artificial insemination to the ailing animals like ministration, MCL has arranged 2800 umbrellas for
buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry to enhance Asha and Anganwari workers, who are the front-
milk, meat and egg production so that the livestock line force collecting health-related data and creat-
rearing families maintain an augmented socio-eco- ing awareness on corona virus pandemic by visiting
nomic status. There are 8 Livestock Aid Centers in households in rural localities.
Lakhanpur Block under the overall control of block A team of the Department of CSR, in coordination

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