Team News Riveting
Balconagar, March 24
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s iconic Aluminium producer, BALCO has been awarded with the prestigious CSR Journal Excellence Award in the category of ‘Agriculture and Rural Development’ for the Project Mor Jal Mor Maati.
This is BALCO’s flagship program in the domain of sustainable livelihood. The project is aimed at benefitting farmers by edifying them about modern agricultural techniques along with supporting them by providing resources. More than 1000 farmers are associated with the project, covering over 800 acres of land by enhancing their production and diversifying their source of income.
The CSR Journal Excellence Award was conferred by Honorable Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, in a ceremony held at Mumbai, for innovative interventions in the area of agriculture. The CSR Journal is a digital and print news publication which covers developments in the domain of Corporate Social Responsibility. The 4th edition of CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2021 acknowledged the corporates and NGOs for their innovativeness and best practices in CSR.
Speaking about the CSR initiatives of BALCO, Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, said, “BALCO is committed to extending every possible support to the local communities through our community development programs. Our Project Mor Jal Mor Maati is playing an important role in transforming the lives of farmers by helping them take advantage of modern agricultural techniques. The project entails two pronged benefits of diversifying farmers’ sources of income and enabling them to strengthen the food security in their families, the region and nation at large.”
Dr S Shrivastava, Regional Head, Action for Food Production (AFPRO), said, “AFPRO has been associated with BALCO for effective management of natural resources and its allied sector interventions for socio-economic development of the farming community and environment as well. The positive impact on the society is the result of BALCO’s vision and strong support to farmers during the implementation process. AFPRO team is grateful for the dedicated efforts of BALCO towards the socio-economic development of local communities.”
BALCO is taking long strides in bringing about holistic development of the region which is testified through various accolades such as ICC Social impact award, SABERA Award 2021 and Greentech CSR India Award 2021.
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) is India’s iconic aluminium producer. It is owned 49 per cent by the Government of India and 51 per cent by Vedanta Limited. BALCO is part of Vedanta’s Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest manufacturer of aluminium. BALCO operates a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh. It is also a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class smelter and power plants, the company fulfills its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
