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one of the heaviest down pour in different parts of Orissa including the Joda
valley of Keonjhar district and many places in Balasore district where life came
to a halt, on the request of the Government of Orissa, Tata Relief Committee (TRC)
has rushed to the site to rescue and distribute relief to the flood affected.
Transportation and other activities came to a standstill and the rural populace
was subjected to insurmountable trouble. The relief operation at Balasore stared
on July 10, 2007 to ease life for the affected. Relief has been distributed to
almost three thousand families in two blocks namely Bastra and Baliapal till
date. TRC aims at moving ahead three blocks and cover around five thousand
families by July 16, 2007.
In consultation with the district administration of Keonjhar,
Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) has also started medical relief and
sanitation work on July 8, 2007 among the flood affected rural areas of Joda and
ensured services of its medical and para-medical staff. Two Mobile Medical Vans
of TSRDS have been sent to serve in rural areas around Joda.
In addition to these services rendered during this emergency
situation at Joda, on the request of SDO - PHED, Tata Steel supplied 20,000
litres of treated drinking water to Joda based Cess Hospital for the treatment
of the ailing patients. This is in addition to the regular supply of 10,000
litres of water by Tata Steel to Joda Municipality since last summer, post the
scarcity of water.
Tata Steel initiated immediate action to repair the damaged
bridges at Joda, which had crippled the traffic as well as telecommunication
network. As an instant measure, embankments of the bridges are being repaired
which were washed away by the rain. The flood has also affected the
telecommunication system in Joda and adjoining areas. Tata Steel is making
efforts to repair the damaged portion of the bridge, paving the way for BSNL
authorities to restore the telecommunication lines.
About Tata Steel
Established in 1907 by its Founder J N Tata, Tata Steel is
the flagship of Tata Group, the largest and most respected business house in
India having interests in Steel, Automobiles, Telecom, IT, Energy, Hotels. The
Tata Group comprises around 90 companies with total turnover of US$22 billion,
equivalent of around 3 per cent of India's GDP.
Tata Steel has one of the most modern steel making facilities
and is also one of the lowest cost producers of steel in the world. It has been
rated as the world's best steel company for the past three consecutive years by
World Steel Dynamics. World over, Tata Steel currently has a capacity of around
26 million tonnes per annum including its recent takeover of Corus and has the
second largest global distribution network in 45 countries. Tata Steel which has
also set benchmarks in the fields of corporate social responsibility and
corporate governance firmly believes in improving the quality of life of its
employees and the communities it serves. Tata Steel aspires to become 50 million
tonne Steel Company by 2015. The cooperation between VSC and Tata Steel signals
the beginning of strong growth of the Steel Industry in Vietnam. It is also a
socially responsible organisation and its relief operations have always helped
in providing comfort to the affected. One of the major initiatives as a part of
relief work has been the construction of 609 house and 25 school-cum-cycle
shelters for the super cyclone affected victims of Orissa in 1999. Tata Steel
has also extended its relied operations in Orissa during the floods of 2001,
2004 and 2006. |
