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he estates under Mangaldai Circle, Assam, have

undertaken Social Welfare Projects under the MRIL

– CSR mission statement:

As a responsible corporate citizen, Mcleod Russel is

committed to enhancing the quality of life, wellness and

wellbeing of the people around its various work centres and

locations and also committed to safeguarding the

environment by adopting an eco-friendly, transparent and

participatory approach in all activities, with a view to

maintaining ecological balance.

The Corporate Social Welfare activities of MRIL primarily

include one or more of the items covered under Schedule VII

of the Act with special focus on the following:

1. Promoting preventive healthcare and sanitation and

making available safe drinking water and other activities

contained in Schedule VII (i). The Company may be

involved in these activities by way of adoption of one or

more villages around its tea estates for total development.

2. Promoting education and education-related activities

covered under Schedule VII (ii).

3. Activities relating to environmental sustainability,

ecological balance and other activities contained in

Schedule VII (iv).

4. Protection of national heritage, art and culture as

contained in Schedule VII (v).

5. Contribution to various funds contained under Schedule

VII.

Under the above policy guidelines the MRIL estates under

Mangaldai Circle have adopted Barengabari village, located

3 km south of Borengajuli T.E. under Paschimpatla Revenue

Circle, with a population of around 800 residents comprising

Bodos and Adivasis. As the existing water supply scheme

provided by the government was lying defunct, we took up

the matter with the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri

District, Mrs Sadhana Hojai, and invited her along with

other district officials of the PHC to a meeting at

Barengabari village on 25 November 2014. After a fruitful

interaction with the villagers and Village Gaon Panchayat

officials, and productive discussions with all concerned, we

took up the following projects at Barengabari village:

Community

Projects –

Mangaldai Circle

~ Deepak Mehta

Borengajuli T.E.

22 January 2016

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