Vedanta Aluminium observes Global Handwashing Day at Jharsuguda

New Delhi, November 4, 2022: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed Global Handwashing Day at Jharsuguda, in Odisha, under the theme of ‘Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene’. The company undertook a week-long awareness campaign to sensitize local communities on the importance of proper handwashing and hygiene practices. The campaign was conducted across 28 villages, including two schools for specially abled children and an old age home, thereby reaching out to more than 1600 people in and around Jharsuguda.

As part of the campaign, the company conducted awareness sessions on the importance and benefits of a proper handwashing routine through its Mobile Health Units (MHU) team, which was followed by a live demonstration on the six steps of handwashing using soap and water. Informative leaflets were also distributed to promote the healthy habit of handwashing in the villages.

Speaking on the Vedanta Aluminium’s health interventions, Sunil Gupta, CEO, Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said, “Global Handwashing Day gave us an opportunity to reach out to the community and demonstrate fundamental hygiene practices that can prevent many diseases. Through such endeavours, we hope to help our communities develop these building blocks of collective health and wellbeing. Through health camps, mobile health units, ambulance services, etc., Vedanta Aluminium has been providing much needed primary health services in the nearby villages, thereby bringing quality healthcare services closer to the people in underserved villages. We strive to proactively undertake community development interventions to bring about a holistic transformation in the lives of local communities in the areas where we operate.”

Bhabani Buda, a resident of Jharsuguda who attended the awareness drive, said, “The session conducted by Vedanta Aluminium was very informative.I thank the company for conducting such awareness camps which makes us understand how simple measures such as timely and proper washing of hands can help prevent many diseases.”