ISSUE 57 | VOL 13 | June 1, 2021 Vedanta Newsdesk KEY COVID INITIATIVES NAND GHAR BU UPDATES

VEDANTA STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE NATION

The pandemic has disrupted millions of lives and livelihoods across the country, and I am deeply anguished to see the plight of our citizens. The Vedanta Group stands in solidarity with the nation and has pledged its support to the central and state governments in providing proper care to those affected by the disease. Our ANIL AGARWAL state-of-the-art COVID Field Hospital in CHAIRMAN, VEDANTA Chhattisgrah will aid the state government's efforts to provide much-needed care to the critically ailing patients."

VEDANTA ROLLS OUT FIELD HOSPITAL IN NAYA IN RECORD TIME

Vedanta has been at the forefront of the fight against the second wave of Covid-19 and is working on a war footing to upgrade the medical infrastructure by supplementing efforts of the central and state governments.

As part of its commitment to build 1,000 critical care centres, the Vedanta Cares Hospital Project is taking off in record time. After the Covid facility in Delhi NCR, Vedanta has set up a 100-bed field hospital at Naya Raipur in .

The 100-bed field hospital - with state- of-the-art infrastructure to provide oxygen and ventilator support, was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh on Wednesday in a virtual ceremony along with Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman, .

BALCO, Vedanta Group’s Chhattisgarh- based subsidiary, has set up this COVID hospital within the perimeter of its landmark Balco Medical Centre, which is one of country’s leading cancer care hospitals.

The air-conditioned field hospital, which has 90 beds equipped with oxygen support and 10 beds with ventilator support, will be managed by the Balco Medical Centre. An expert team of doctors, specialists, and medical/paramedic staff will be manning the field hospital.

The Vedanta Cares Field Hospital project is an initiative of Anil Agarwal Foundation. Apart from Delhi NCR and Naya Raipur, the Vedanta Cares Field Hospitals are being set up in , Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu. The work is going on in full swing for the eight other field hospitals which are fast nearing completion.

The field hospital project, undertaken under the aegis of Anil Agarwal Foundation, is aimed at achieving Mr. Anil Agarwal’s mission of giving back to the country and communities.

Vedanta has pledged Rs 150 crore to help the country in its fight against the rapidly spreading second wave of COVID-19. This is over and above the Rs 201 crore that was spent last year by the Vedanta group which included a contribution to COVID Relief Fund and Vedanta’s commitment of catering to three specific areas–livelihood of daily wage workers across the nation, preventive health care and support to all its employees and contract partners across its plant locations.

FIELD HOSPITAL REFLECTS AAF’S RESOLVE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY

I am thankful to Shri. Anil Agarwal and the Vedanta Group for swiftly setting up and operationalizing this state-of- the-art COVID Field Hospital at Raipur. This initiative reflects the Anil Agarwal Foundation’s resolve to serve the community. The people and the state of Chhattisgarh are grateful for their efforts.

BHUPESH BAGHEL CHIEF MINISTER, CHHATTISGRAH

WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STATE GOVT & DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

We remain committed to combatting this public health crisis with our full might. This new COVID field hospital will bring much- needed relief to those afflicted with the disease. With the complete support of the Vedanta group, BALCO is working relentlessly on multiple fronts to arrest this pandemic. We will continue to partner the state government

ABHIJIT PATI and the district administrations in this DIRECTOR AND CEO, BALCO endeavour and extend all possible support. We need to be responsible towards each other and keep ourselves and our families safe by following heightened safety protocols.

Balco Medical Centre has always been at the forefront of COVID war be it be testing, treatment or research. We were the first private hospital in Chhattisgarh to receive State Government nod for RTPCR testing and to start plasma therapy for benefit of COVID patients. With the kind support of the Chhattisgarh State Government, we could

VENKATA KUMAR make the COVID treatment available to all the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BALCO strata of society. MEDICAL CENTRE

VEDANTA CARES: VACCINATION FOR EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, FAMILIES

Delivering on its commitment to ensure the health and well-being of its people, Vedanta has launched a mega vaccination drive across its locations to cover all employees, their families and business partners.

The company has received 50,000 doses of the vaccine and employees and family members are being

inoculated across business units. Vedanta is procuring an additional 2 lakh doses to complete the inoculation plan, which covers Business Partners, along with family members. More than 1.2 lakh people will be vaccinated under the program.

Employee-centricity is at the core of Vedanta which has taken up employee friendly initiatives to promote health and safety of its people, especially during the current pandemic. The company is spending around Rs 12.6 crore to procure vaccines in bulk for the Vedanta family.

ALL OUR PEOPLE WILL BE VACCINATED

The well-being of every single member of Vedanta and the extended family of business partners is of paramount importance. I am happy that our vaccination drive will ensure that 100 per cent of our people are inoculated. I would urge the entire Vedanta family to participate in the program. ANIL AGARWAL CHAIRMAN, VEDANTA

HINDUSTAN INAUGURATES MOBILE HEALTH VAN AT DOSWADA SMELTER

Ensuring the health and wellbeing of our communities, HZL inaugurated its first Mobile Health Van near our Doswada operations in Gujarat. The MHV will be operational near Tapi and Songad villages where the communities can avail health check-up and benefits without any cost. The van will be focusing on providing more preventive, promotive, and curative services through IEC awareness sessions, Point of care tests. This was inaugurated by R.J. Halani , Tapi district collector.

Doswada Smelter - Mobile Health Van

KEY COVID INITIATIVES

At Vedanta, our employees have always been our greatest resource and our ambassadors, and their safety and well-being safety are the topmost priority. During the pandemic, employees have stepped up to ensure that the plants remain operational as they continued to work from plants and offices.

Considering the importance of employees’ well-being as well as the philosophy of giving back to the society, many initiatives have been taken up on a priority basis after considering best practices across companies, new practices across different sectors.

1. COVID Kawach - Insurance for Business Partners (Term Life – Rs 5 Lakh; Medical – Rs 2 Lakh) 2. Additional assistance in case of loss of both parent (Employees & Business Partners) 3. Best-in-class Term Life Insurance Policy with world-wide coverage for all our executives across group in line with our commitment towards our employees. The policy provides coverage of 5x fixed pay of employees which is equivalent to annual salary for 5 years. Term Life insurance provides financial security for the dependents of the employee in the unfortunate event of death and is in addition to Mediclaim and Group Personal Accident insurance policies currently provided to support the employees in emergencies. 4. Enhanced the existing Medical insurance cover to 1.5 times the existing eligibility. Also, the company is extending all support that is required and the corporate floater cover is introduced for any employee that exceeds their eligibility. 5. Introduced Monthly Chairman Award for Covid Warriors to recognize and reward employees who have contributed to support people and community during this pandemic.

New Initiatives

1. Benefit for Deceased Employees’ family i. Continuation of health insurance (up-to 5 years) ii. Education Assistance for 2 children (INR 1 Lac till Class 12th & Rs 5 Lakh for graduation) iii. Possibility of dependent’s employment 2. Medical Insurance to continue for retiring employees.

Additional Employee Support

1. Need based paid sick leave for Self and Family. 2. Free Covid testing for employees, their families and employees of business partners. Reimbursement of Reimbursement of RTPCR test and home treatment for self & dependents – including that for post-covid complications as well. 3. Post Vaccination Treatment Support. 4. All Business Units have tie-ups with hospitals and govt institutions. 5. The company has procured oxygen cylinders, portable ventilators, oximeters, and oxygen concentrators for emergency usage and has placed it at different locations. 6. Hospital beds are being arranged as per requirement. We have a tie-up with Apollo Hospital for doctors and on-call medical service. 7. Covid Task force formed to action on any requirement of employee or their family members on a priority basis. 8. Sanitization of all plants, office deep cleaning done regularly. 9. Company is working in close association with Govt authorities and making necessary arrangements for employees. 10. Regular Covid awareness online sessions organized for employees. 11. Placing Sanitizers at key touch points at the office premises 12. 24X7 Apollo helpline services for all our employees

VEDANTA SUPPLIES 500 OXYGEN CONCENRATORS TO RAJASTHAN GOVT

Vedanta group company has imported 500 oxygen concentrators to meet the shortage oxygen in the hospitals of Rajasthan. The oxygen concentrators were handed over to Rajasthan Chief Minister at a virtual program in the presence of Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal, Group CEO and Hindustan Zinc CEO Arun Misra. The oxygen concentrators will help patients whose oxygen saturation levels range between 88-92 during the time of respiratory distress and is one of the solutions to the short supply of oxygen beds in hospitals or outside hospitals.

HZL, CAIRN SUPPORTING GOVT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID

I appreciate the support that Vedanta has been providing under the leadership of Anil Agarwal ji. In today's circumstances, the corona virus infection situation in the state has been controlled to a great extent with the joint efforts of government and private sectors like Hindustan Zinc and Cairn. These 500 concentrators, oxygen plant & cylinders,

ASHOK GEHLOT vaccination van, hospitals and medical CHIEF MINISTER, RAJASTHAN CM equipment provided to us by you & your team for the communities in the time of need will aid in our fight against this pandemic. I am also happy to know that you would want to volunteer in helping us to conduct a vaccination drive in Rajasthan. We are looking forward to continue working closely with you & your team.

WILL COLLECTIVELY OVERCOME THE CRISIS

Rajasthan has always been extremely close to my heart and through Hindustan Zinc and Cairn , we will continue to ensure that oxygen and hospital beds are made available and supplied on priority from our units to the administration. Our teams on-ground will continue to extend aid to the state, and I believe that we will ANIL AGARWAL collectively overcome this crisis. CHAIRMAN, VEDANTA

VEDANTA ALUMINIUM SUPPLIES OXYGEN TO ODISHA

Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, is providing filled medical oxygen cylinders to the Government of Odisha as part of its support to the fight against the second wave of COVID pandemic. A total of 2000 oxygen cylinders are being supplied as part of this initiative.

VEDANTA ZEROES IN ON 23 START-UPS

The Vedanta Group has announced the names of 23 start-ups that were selected as part of Phase I of ‘Vedanta Spark’, a unique a start-up accelerator programme for Global Corporate Innovation & Ventures that the world’s sixth largest diversified resources major had launched in October 2020.

The initiative is aimed at identifying Strategic Innovation and Investment opportunities in joint technology and product development, commercial partnerships, equity investments, and strategic acquisitions with start-ups through Open Industrial Innovation.

The start-ups that have been chosen from across 19 countries, span ventures spread over six areas including Asset Optimization, Operational Excellence, Industrial Security and 360 Sustainability. These ventures when implemented hold the promise of having a business impact of $45-50 million.

EMBRACING START-UP PARTNERS We have selected all these 23 start-up partners after a rigorous selection process. I am very excited and very happy to be working with you. At Vedanta, we will make it our duty to embrace these start- up partners as we strongly believe Vedanta can derive a huge enterprise value. Vedanta will make this a periodic program going forward and consider expanding this partnership with global educational

SUNIL DUGGAL and research organizations as well. GROUP CEO, VEDANTA

EMBRACING START-UP PARTNERS Even in the 1990s Vedanta believed in making age-old industries like and metallurgy digital. Vedanta is always on the hunt to find the next big thing. Vedanta Spark is a further refreshing boost to Vedanta's cultural DNA and as we speak, we are already thinking about the next cohort of start-ups to work with. What we offer to start-ups is our scale.

We are always open to the idea of start-ups AKARSH HEBBAR using us as their playground for testing their EXECUTIVE SPONSOR, VEDANTA SPARK cutting-edge technology. This is just the beginning and we welcome all these 23 start- ups to the Vedanta family!

VEDANTA SPARK, AN INCREDIBLE PLATFORM

Vedanta Spark is a very structured and incredible platform for start-ups to work with large conglomerate for its digitization. For fostering innovation, we need awareness, execution of pilots and scale. The Vedanta Spark program provides all the three things on a single platter.

DANIEL RAJ DAVID CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, DETECT TECHNOLOGIES

VEDANTA SPARK, AN INCREDIBLE PLATFORM

As an autonomous tech company, with Vedanta we envision building systems that can bring people outside the line of fire. SafeAI is really excited to implement its first autonomous haulage system in India with Vedanta.

BRENTON WELFORD VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SAFEAI

VEDANTA SPARK: WHAT’S ON OFFER

Partnerships & Capacity & Tech Business & Funding & Collaborations Resources through Expertise- Global Investments with Rs - Co-creation an opportunity to mentors & experts in 100 crore for start- opportunity with leverage massive technology, strategy & ups with promising Vedanta group capacity & resources venture development outcomes of companies, of Vedanta group from Vedanta group & Commercial in scaling up Forge Partnerships, to commercial or Strategic production, Investments System Integration, market/business development, channels for distribution, sales, lifecycle support etc.

PARTNERING WITH DIGITAL TECH START-UPS

Vedanta Limited is looking to partner with early-stage, growth stage and venture stage Digital Tech start-ups to tap into massive innovation and growth opportunities in the following areas:

360 Degree Operational Asset Optimization Exploration, Mining & Sustainability & Excellence – Volume, and Predictive Blasting Excellence in HSE Recovery & Efficiency Maintenance Improvement

Value Added Product Quality Excellence/ Wealth from Waste Optimized Logistics Development CTS (WOW) and Supply Chain Management

Industrial Security CSR and Community Employee Outsourced Partner Development Engagement Management Excellence

Oil & Gas Decline Digital Buying & Legal and Compliance Management Selling management

VEDANTA IN THE NEWS

Vedanta will invest Rs 10,000 crore in setting up an aluminium park in Odisha to facilitate companies that use the metal to set up their manufacturing units in the facility. “This aluminium park is along the lines of major industrial towns in other parts of India. It will generate additional livelihood for more than 1 lakh people and will touch the lives of more than 4 lakh,” Vedanta said in a statement.

The facility will benefit small and medium downstream enterprises, which can set up their manufacturing units and draw hot metal from Vedanta’s aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda to make their end-products. “With an objective to develop SMEs and MSMEs in Jharsuguda, Vedanta is committed to supplying 3 lakh metric tonnes of molten aluminium (hot metal) to the downstream industries who shall set up their facilities in the proposed aluminium park,” the company said.

Currently, discussions are under way with the Odisha government to finalise the project. “Full capacity expansion and operation has to be enabled through the availability of power at a competitive price to keep the cost of aluminium production viable for the downstream industry,” Vedanta said.

The state of Odisha has surplus power since FY16, which it has been trying to sell. Vedanta has urged the state to consider allowing this surplus power for use in the proposed aluminium park, which would reduce the cost of production.

UPDATE ON INDIAN COMPANIES

Following widespread criticism from its own party MLAs and several petitions pending in various courts, the BJP-led Karnataka cabinet on Thursday made a U-turn by suspending the controversial absolute sale of 3,667 acres of land to JSW Steel in Ballari. (Business Standard)

Privatisation bound Corporation Ltd is seeking exemption for successful bidder of the company from mandatory open offer to be made to shareholders of two promoted companies - Petronet LNG and Ltd. (IANS)

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has no intention to sell its stakes in either Indraprastha Gas or Petronet LNG Ltd, a company official said on Thursday. BPCL holds a 12.5% share in liquefied natural gas importer PLL, and a 22.5% stake in Delhi-based city gas distributor IGL. BPCL is a co-promoter of both companies and holds board positions in them. (Mint)

The Supreme Court has rejected state-run ONGC’s plea against the Delhi High Court’s order that put on hold its notice inviting tender (NIT) and the consequent e-auction with regard to sale of 2.0 MMSCMD of natural gas from its block in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin in Kakinada, . A Bench led by Justice Vineet Saran dismissed as withdrawn the PSU’s plea seeking to vacate the HC order, but allowed it to approach the HC for expeditious disposal. (Financial Express)

UPDATE ON INTERNATIONAL PEERS

India has challenged an international arbitration tribunal asking it to return $1.2 billion to UK's Cairn Energy Plc on grounds that it had never agreed to arbitrate over a "national tax dispute", the finance ministry said today. In a statement, the ministry also refuted reports that the government has purportedly asked state-owned banks to withdraw funds from foreign currency accounts abroad in anticipation of the potential seizure of such accounts. (NDTV)

The complete makeup of Exxon Mobil's board of directors might not be known until next week, the company said on Thursday, with votes being counted in the battle between it and an activist investor over its record on climate change. Two seats on the 12-member board hang in the balance at the biggest U.S. oil producer following Wednesday's shareholder meeting. Tiny hedge fund Engine No. 1 gained at least two seats on the Exxon board, a huge upset at a company that was once the world's most valuable. (Reuters)

A court in the Hague has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its global carbon emissions by 45% by the end of 2030 compared with 2019 levels, in a landmark case brought by Friends of the Earth and over 17,000 co-plaintiffs. The oil giant’s sustainability policy was found to be insufficiently “concrete” by the Dutch court in an unprecedented ruling that will have wide implications for the energy industry and other polluting multinationals. (Guardian)

French oil and gas group Total and U.S. energy company Chevron have suspended some payments from a gas joint venture that would have reached Myanmar's junta, earning praise from pro-democracy activists for taking an important first step. (Reuters)

Rio Tinto and InoBat, a European battery technology and manufacturing company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together to accelerate the establishment of a ‘cradle to cradle’ battery manufacturing and recycling value chain in Serbia. The partnership will cover the full commodity lifecycle from mining through to recycling of lithium. (Global Mining Review)

NAND GHAR

Nand Ghar assuring safety and hygiene for all community members.

Nand Ghars are being actively used for the service of the members in the form of COVID-19 Vaccine centres, Registration centres, etc. these resource centres have become the hotspot for information. These centres are regularly sanitised by the community members facilitated by the Nand Ghar field teams. Nand Ghar is continuing on its journey to serve the community in these tough times, trying to alleviate all and assure undying support.

Hygiene and Safety

Nand Ghars Assuring Health of Mother and Child

To ensure the health and safety of beneficiaries, Nand Ghar is conducting regular immunization and health check- ups. During these check-ups, children's weight and height are screened to evaluate their development while women beneficiaries avail Ante Natal and Pre Natal-Care and various non-invasive tests along with counselling on health, nutrition, and breastfeeding to enhance their capability to look after the health of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

Nand Ghar mobilizing beneficiaries on VHSND

The Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND) has been conceptualized as a community level strategy for convergent actions for Health, Early Childhood Development, Nutrition, and Sanitation. These services are jointly conducted by ICDS and health department- NHM and are conducted every month per Nand Ghar. Nand Ghar team mobilizes community members to actively participate in these meetings and itself has become an integral part of these meets promoting best practices in congruence with the local culture for the benefit of the community. NAND GHAR

ALUMINIUM & POWER

Vedanta supports Odisha Government with 2000 oxygen cylinders for COVID treatment

Vedanta is providing 2000 filled oxygen cylinders to Government of Odisha towards ensuring uninterrupted oxygen supply for COVID patients. The first lot of oxygen cylinders have been handed over to the state government on 20th May 2021 in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Ms. Yamini Sarangi, Managing Director – Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL), and Mr. Nitin Jawale, Managing Director – Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL).

Oxygen Cylinders given by Vedanta Ltd. to Odisha Govt for COVID treatment

Over 8300 people vaccinated at Vedanta Aluminium’s Odisha & Chhattisgarh plants

Vedanta Aluminium has accelerated procurement of vaccines and vaccination of its employees, families of employees and business partners across its operations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. So far, more than 8300 people have already been vaccinated with at least the first dose of the vaccine.

Over 8300 people vaccinated at Vedanta Aluminium’s Odisha & Chhattisgarh plants

JHARSUGUDA

Vedanta supports Jharsuguda’s District COVID Hospital with additional ICU beds

Vedanta Jharsuguda is supporting the District COVID Hospital in Jharsuguda, Odisha, with 20 ICU beds, 20 ventilators, 200 oxygen flowmeters and 2000 N95 masks, aiding the district administration’s efforts to provide proper treatment to those ailing from the disease. Vedanta Jharsuguda has also installed a diesel generator set at the hospital to ensure uninterrupted supply of power and provided a 24*7 ambulance with healthcare workers for logistics support.

VLJ-Vedanta supports Jharsuguda’s District COVID Hospital with additional ICU beds

LANJIGARH

Vedanta organizes door-to-door COVID screening at Lanjigarh, Odisha

Vedanta Lanjigarh, in association with the Anganwadi staff, has organized a door-to-door COVID screening in order to increase the pace of identifying the spread of the virus in the community and eventually have a control over it. The program aims to cover at least 15 households per day and screen all residents, so appropriate isolation/treatment measures can be undertaken.

LNG - Covid screening in the community

TSPL

TSPL helps local women SHGs get livelihood opportunities amid the pandemic

TSPL is working with local district administrations and gram panchayats to ensure well-being of local communities through its social development initiatives. To help women belonging to various Self-Help Groups earn livelihood amid the pandemic, the company is mobilizing resources for them to prepare masks for distribution to the region’s residents. More than 1000 masks have already been stitched by the women.

TSPL helps local women SHGs

BALCO

Vedanta Cares Field Hospital at Raipur inaugurated by Shri. Bhupesh Baghel, Hon’ble CM of Chhattisgarh

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Shri Bhupesh Baghel, has inaugurated the Vedanta Cares Field Hospital in a virtual ceremony along with Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman – Vedanta Resources, Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director – (BALCO), and other dignitaries. BALCO led the efforts for establishment of this COVID hospital within the perimeter of its landmark Balco Medical Centre (Cancer Hospital), in the shortest possible time. The air-conditioned field hospital, which has 90 beds equipped with oxygen support and 10 beds with ventilator support, will be managed by Balco Medical Centre. An expert team of doctors, specialists, and medical/paramedic staff will continuously man the facility.

Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, conducts a virtual townhall session with business partners

Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO & Director, BALCO, led a townhall with all business partners, where the company’s senior leadership reiterated need for unfailing compliance to all COVID protocols and guidelines. Mr. Pati suggested all business partners to appoint a Nodal Officer from their organization who will work alongside BALCO’s Covid Task force to monitor collective health status and ensure adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour.

BALCO- Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, conducts a virtual townhall session with business partners

HINDUSTAN ZINC

Hindustan Zinc hands over 500 Oxygen Concentrators to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan in the fight against COVID

Hindustan Zinc (HZL) has always been at the forefront to support the community and government in the fight against COVID-19. In continuation of its efforts to meet the shortage of Oxygen in hospitals of Rajasthan, the company has gone a step further and especially imported and brought 500 oxygen concentrators for the state. The Oxygen Concentrators were handed over to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan – Shri Ashok Gehlot by Hindustan Zinc in a virtual program in the presence of Vedanta Group Chairman – Shri. Anil Agarwal, Vedanta CEO – Shri. Sunil Duggal and Hindustan Zinc CEO – Shri. Arun Misra.

Hindustan Zinc’s post covid rehabilitation program organized at

At Hindustan Zinc (HZL), people are at the heart of its operations and partners in growth. While ensuring being a responsible and thriving workplace, the company has organized a post covid rehabilitation program at Rampura Agucha rescue gallery by a physiotherapist. After COVID-19 disease, many patients will experience a variety of problems with normal functioning and will require rehabilitation services to overcome these problems. The principles of and evidence on rehabilitation will allow an effective response. This program includes four evidence-based classes of intervention (exercise, practice, psychosocial support, and education particularly about self-management).

HZL’s SEDI center security guards for manning temporary police post

Hindustan Zinc has joined hands with the local body administration and health department to amplify its efforts for COVID relief. Security guards who were getting trained at HZL’s SEDI center are being utilized by the police department for manning temporary police posts created for compliance with lockdown measures.

HZL’s team covid relief initiatives

HZL’s Pantnagar team has ramped up covid relief to support hospitals and local authorities in to fight against Covid. From sanitization activities to providing covid kits, HZL’s employees are stepping up the value of care for the community.

Hindustan Zinc inaugurates Mobile Health Van at Doswada Smelter

Ensuring the health and wellbeing of our communities, HZL inaugurated its first Mobile Health Van near our Doswada operations in Gujarat. The MHV will be operational near Tapi and Songad villages where the communities can avail health check-up and benefits without any cost. The van will be focusing on providing more preventive, promotive, and curative services through IEC awareness sessions, Point of care tests. This was inaugurated by R.J. Halani, Tapi district collector.

CAIRN OIL & GAS

Go Live - Digital logbook at Offshore Sites

Under Project “Nirmaan” launched by Cairn Oil and Gas, Vedanta Ltd. to accomplish the vision of Vedanta towards excellence in digitalisation, we have initiated digitalisation of plant control rooms at our offshore sites – Ravva and CB/ OS-2 with go-live of Digital Logbook for Ravva and CB/OS-2 control rooms, capturing the details of process parameters as well as shift activities maintained by various levels of operational hierarchy in a digital logbook.

RJ Gas and RJ Oil SBU wins Chairman Sustainability Award

Rajasthan Oil and Gas SBU won the prestigious Chairman Sustainability Award Q4- FY 21 with RJ Gas as the ‘Winner’ and RJ Oil as the ‘Runner-up’ in large SBU category. Some of the initiatives undertaken towards a sustainable growth across Rajasthan Operations were:

RJ Gas • Third party contract for mental wellness and COVID-19 anxiety counselling. • Treatment of drilling and frac wastewater through mobile ETP and reinjection by business partner. • Awareness on ‘Road Safety’ organized across all RJ sites and at community level following all COVID-19 protocols.

RJ Oil • Floating skimmed oil collected from well pads for recovery of hydrocarbon: 3146 bbls in FY’21. • COVID Care Centre: Supporting the District Administration by providing 100 beds COVID care unit.

CLIMB(E) Onboarding Session

Cairn in collaboration with Korn Ferry has designed a bespoke theme-based learning intervention under CLIMB(E) to achieve the organization’s vision. It is a collection of workshops that leverage self-awareness, strategic mindset, inspirational leadership, stakeholder management, change management & agility, action learning challenges, cross-functional projects, and digital learning. Cairn held the first onboarding session for CLIMB(E) workshop on 26 May, 2021.

CLIMB(E) onboarding

CAIRN Award Winning Ideators for Innovating Ideas

Cairn Innovation Centre has initiated a program for employees to put forward their innovative ideas that impacts in production increase, cost reduction and other such core areas. It is a testament of our “Rewards and Recognition” policy to recognize and act as catalyst for implementation of great ideas. Mr. JP Mishra (Head PE, Field Operations), Mr. Arjun Guglani (Senior Petroleum Engineer), Mr. Brijesh Oza (Assistant Manager, Logistics), and Mr. Madhukar Goyal (Coordinator, Logistics) became the winning ideators with their winning idea of ‘Repair and Reuse of scrapped tubing inventory lying at Barmer by using services from professional tubular running service provider, Tubestar, for thread inspection and repair’ which led to recovery of 2400+ additional tubing and 1.8 MMUSD worth of inventory.

Updates capturing various activities under “Project Sanjeevani” – a strategic partnership with Government in the fight against COVID-19 –

1. Barmer COVID Center Support Full occupancy recorded in the two COVID Care Centres (60 and 100 bedded at Govt. Girls hostel and Girls college respectively) established by Cairn in Barmer, Rajasthan.

2. Boosting emergency preparedness Cairn further supported the administration with 30 Para Monitor, 750 High Flow Masks, 1000 Surgical Gowns (PPE) & 50 Oxygen trollies handed over to District Collector by CSR Head Ms. Harmeet Sehra in presence of MLA Mr. Mewa Ram Jain and other senior officials from Government & Municipal Corporation. - The above is in addition to the already provided 50 Oxygen cylinders, 16 Air conditioner, face masks - 800 no’s, N95 Masks - 200 no’s, 200 Sanitizer bottles, 400 hand gloves, 500 high flow masks and 5000 VTM Kit. - At other locations of Gujarat - 9000 Vitamin C tablets have been provided to BDO – Kalyanpur, Dwarka District Gujarat. These tablets would be distributed to the 9 PHC’s of the block.

3. In toes with the Government’s fight against COVID-19 - 1 truck and 2 campers vehicle continue to help in the transportation of empty Oxygen cylinders for Panchpadra and Barmer to refill on urgent basis. Till date more than 3900 empty oxygen cylinder have been transported for refilling till 21st May’21. - Continuous food supply has been provided to the Covid patients on daily basis in the quarantine centre and District Hospital. Total 301 COVID19 positive patients remain in the both (102 at Girls College, 140 at District Hospital & 59 at Girls Hostel) Covid Care Centre - Barmer.

4. Sanitization & Vaccination drives - 3 MHV’s out of 7 are engaged in creating awareness on importance of vaccine as well as in transportation of medicines and critical COVID patients - In partnership with the health department and district hospital Barmer, regular sanitization Sanitization drive at District Hospital. activities are being carried out in the hospital. - Sanitization of rig and camp site are being conducted as part of the regular/ routine activity at Assam location.

5. Vedanta COVID Field hospital – 100 bedded mobile unit - To establish the 100 bedded Vedanta field COVID hospital, construction work is in progress. Foundation work, AC installation, construction of toilets & erecting concrete wall has been completed. - A team from DISCOM visited the site location for providing the electricity connection and laying of cable for the facility.

6. Awareness activities - More than 31 awareness generation activities have been conducted through Covid Rakshak volunteer, group meetings, miking, etc., across 66 villages of Jorhat District of Assam. - A total of 1220 face masks along with 1707 leaflets have been distributed in the communities of Jorhat. In addition to these 6 banners have been developed and installed at conspicuous places in Kheroni and Sundarpur village. - To ensure business runs as usual, these group community meetings are also used as a platform to provide capacity building trainings on livelihood generation. During the meeting at Duwaragaon, veg. seeds for nutrition garden was also distributed among the participants (12 participants).