Archive for August, 2009

VUP sponsors fresh batch of students to study at DAV School, Puri

Puri, 19-08-2009: Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has sponsored a fresh batch of 139 children from the project impacted villages, to study in DAV Public School at Puri in the current academic session of 2009-10. Out of them, 100 have joined the DAV Oriya medium school and 39 have joined the DAV English medium school, passing the entrance test and fulfilling all criteria for admission. With the induction of these 139 children, the total number of Vedanta University Project sponsored students studying in DAV Public school, Puri, has risen to 414. Total number of students studying in the DAV English medium school has thus risen to 140 and the total number of students studying in the DAV Oriya medium school has gone up to 274. This is very much in line with the commitment of Vedanta University Project to facilitate quality education for 500 children from the project impacted villages. Some more students are expected be admitted in the next phase.

Like the 275 children admitted last year, all the newly admitted students are being provided with free school bags, uniforms, shoes, books and water bottles so as to make them ready and eager  for regular schooling. Four 40-seater buses have been provided, since last year, for the transport of these students from their respective villages to school and back. Vedanta University Project is bearing all the educational expenses of these children. Nutritious mid-day meal is also provided to all the students of DAV school, since last year. As of now, the daily mid-day meal scheme caters to as many as 830 students.

Vedanta University Project has also contributed towards the improvement of infrastructure in the existing DAV school at Puri, including construction of a new block of classrooms. It is worth mentioning here that on the initiative of the Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation, an Oriya medium school, named DAV High School, has been started by the DAV society at Puri since last year. This school is catering to the educational needs of a majority of children from the Vedanta University Project impacted villages.

At present, the Oriya medium school is functioning in the same premises as the English medium school. But the University project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has plans to construct a separate building of 10,000 sq ft on 3 acres of land, for this new school. This new school will have all facilities like modern classrooms, staff room, laboratory, library, activity room, computer room, toilets as well as space for sports and games.

It may be recalled that Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has signed an MOU with the DAV society to provide quality education to 500 children from the project impacted villages. The main objective of this initiative is to provide quality education to the children of the project impacted villages so that they can have better opportunities for progress in life and  can also join the world class Vedanta University later.

For queries, please contact:

Kishore Chandra Das

Head, Communications

9437012258

kishore.das@vedanta.edu.in

Ashis Kumar Acharya

Public Relations Officer

9937107444

ashis.acharya@vedanta.edu.in

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Vedanta University Project sponsors Arm Wrestler from Puri, to participate in the world meet

Mr. S.A.Zutshi handing over the cheque to Ms. Rasmirenu Guru

Puri, 5-8-09: In keeping with its endeavour to promote sports in Orissa and the country as a whole, Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has come forward to sponsor Ms. Rasmirenu Guru of Puri, Orissa, to participate in the 31^st World Arm Wrestling Championship scheduled to be held in Italy from 6^th to 13^th September, 2009.

The support provided by Vedanta University Project is based on the huge potential of this local sportsperson as far as the sporting discipline of Arm wrestling is concerned. The support is intended to relieve this competitor of financial worries so as to help her concentrate on the game and perform better. Success of Ms Guru in a world sporting event will encourage other sportspersons of Puri and Orissa to perform well and succeed in other national and international sporting arenas, bringing laurels to themselves and to our state.

While presenting the sponsorship cheque to Ms. Rasmirenu, Mr. Sanjeev Anand Zutshi, Director, Vedanta University Project said, “I believe that sports represent the most spirited and energetic facet of a society. Arm Wrestling is a popular sport and has tremendous potential in India like some other power sports. Such sportspersons need support and encouragement. I wish Ms Rashmirenu all the very best for the World Championship.”

Accepting the cheque Ms. Rasmirenu Guru said, “I am extremely thankful to the Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation and its Director Mr. Zutshi for helping me out. I could not have got a chance to participate in the world championship without their support. I am working really hard to be successful there and bring a good name to my state”.

It is worth mentioning here that Ms. Rasmirenu Guru is the only participant from Orissa taking part in the World Arm Wrestling Championship to be organized at Italy. Born and brought up at Puri, Ms. Guru has been able to establish herself as a sportsperson of repute by dint of hard work and determination. She has won competitions like All India Arm Wrestling Championship, 2008 and All Orissa Arm Wrestling Championship, 2009. She has also won the 2^nd position in the National Arm - Wrestling Championship, organized by the National Arm Wrestling Federation in 2009. Apart from this, she has also successfully participated in various district and state level competitions.

It may be reiterated that Anil Agarwal Foundation, a not-for-profit philanthropic organization established by the Chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc, is building a world class, multidisciplinary University near Puri. When complete, Vedanta University will have provision of quality higher education and cutting-edge research in 95 academic disciplines for 100,000 students. While endeavouring to build this world class and global scale University, the Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation is also taking up various measures in the areas of health, education, livelihood, peripheral development, sports and culture, in order to enrich the life of the local community. Its people-friendly programmes and policies during the last two and half years have been greatly appreciated by one and all.

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