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Two major ponds
have been deepened in Kathi Devaria &
Kajurda villages for rain water harvesting |
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Water tankers are sent
periodically to Kajurda, Vijaynagar and Bharana
villages to help them deal with water shortage |
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Two school buildings at
Bharana & Jankhar villages have been renovated
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More than 150,000 kg of
fodder has been supplied to 14 surrounding
village gaushalas. August 2007 onwards a Fodder
Financial Assistance is provided to villages
near the refinery |
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Around 12,000 patients
from the refinery’s 10 surrounding villages
benefited from an arogya vahini (mobile clinic)’
around 3,000 patients benefited at our Mother
& Child Centre at Vadinar, a joint venture
with the District Panchayat, Jamnagar |
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Four eye camps were organised
in 2007-08, with 500 patients receiving treatment
and 25 patients being operated free of cost |
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A skin treatment camp was
also organised at Timbdi village whereby 100
patients were diagnosed and necessary medicine
distributed |
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Since November 2007, a
24-hour Essar Community Health Centre started
in Jankhar village, with three doctors, three
paramedics and an ambulance. The centre also
has a full-fledged laboratory that is available
round the clock. |
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Two medical camps were
organised in 2007-08 at Jankhar and Kajurda
villages where 1,100 people from 10 –
12 villages were treated |
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At the Primary School Mahotshav
2007, 1,450 school bag kits were distributed
to students from 74 villages of Khambhalia
and Lalpur talukas |