OREANDA-NEWS. Committed to the care of its communities, Tata Power, India's largest integrated power company, through its 100 percent subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power (CGPL), organised a special health check-up camp for the prevention of diseases for schoolchildren of Mota Kandagra, Tunda and Vandh villages. This initiative was organised under the company's ongoing Project Arogya.

More than 520 children benefitted from this programme where five schools of three core villages, ie, Tunda, Vandh and Mota Kandgara, were covered in the first phase. The programme was undertaken with the help of Bhojay Sarvodaya Trust (a health organisation) and supported by the Kutch Medicos (a medical professional organisation based out of Mumbai). The objective of this programme was to analyse the health status of each child and identify those with chronic diseases and then refer them to various hospitals for treatment. CGPL volunteers present at the programme also recorded the height and weight of each child and distributed medication to those in need.

Commenting on this initiative, KK Sharma, CEO and ED, CGPL, Tata Power, said, “The well-being of our community is at the heart of our company's operations and our aim is to provide a caring, supportive and healthy environment. Young children are extremely susceptible to diseases, which can be avoided by taking necessary precautions. A healthy child can perform better at school and is the hope for his family and community. We have received overwhelming response for our initiatives and will continue to practice this philosophy in all areas of our operations.”

CGPL introduced Project Arogya in 2012 and has received a tremendous response from the villagers as well as school authorities. The latest initiative under this project, School Health Programme, has been introduced after meticulous planning, where a team of doctors and volunteers conducted detailed discussions with the children and parents. Villagers were encouraged to participate in the camp and were made aware of the programme through mass media campaigns, distribution of leaflets and enrollment of children through health cards.