Lanjigarh, : Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of
metallurgical grade alumina, organized a voluntary blood donation camp at its Occupational
Health Centre at Lanjigarh operations in association with Odisha Blood Center, Kalahandi
District. Employees, families and business partners of Vedanta Aluminium joined in the
blood donation camp, and over 200 units of blood were donated to Odisha Blood Center,
Kalahandi. This is the highest amount of blood Vedanta Aluminium, Lanjigarh has ever
collected in a single blood donation camp.
With the aim to increase awareness about the importance of blood donation, especially
among youngsters, the camp witnessed a huge participation from people. In FY23, Vedanta
Aluminium contributed more than 500 units of blood to support local blood banks in and
around Lanjigarh through employee volunteerism.
Speaking about Vedanta Aluminium’s blood donation camp, Mr. GG Pal, Dy. CEO –
Alumina Business, Vedanta Ltd., said, “At Vedanta Aluminium, community health is one of
the most important pillars of our social endeavours. Blood donation is a humanitarian act that
is critical to saving lives and we are glad to play our humble part in this endeavour. It gives
us immense pleasure to see our employees, business partners, and their families come
forward in such big numbers to make this initiative a success. We will continue to elevate our
interventions towards healthcare, sustainable livelihood, quality education, skill development
and women’s empowerment to bring socio-economic growth in the lives of local
communities.”