Road Safety Session for Deaf and Mute Students by Hindustan Zinc
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- More than 250 students participated in theRoad Safety Sessionunder Jeevan Tarang Programme
- The students got acquainted with the importance of Road safety and were guided about traffic rules & regulations
Udaipur, 1st March 2023: Hindustan Zinc, the world’s largest zinc, lead, and silver producer, under its Jeevan Tarang project organised a session on Road Safety for deaf and mute students in Ajmer, Bhilwara, and Udaipur.More than 250 students participated in the session which was tailored to the needs of deaf and mute students.The objective of the session was to create awareness about road safety and to reiterate the significance of following traffic rules& regulations.
Hindustan Zinc sensitized the students about the importance of wearing a crash helmet, fastening the seat belt, not to exceed the speed limit and never to break the traffic light. The session successfully bridged the gap by providing interactive and informative sessions to enhance the awareness around road safety practices.
Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company, through its flagship programme, Jeevan Tarang aims to mainstream and work towards building the capacity of people with disabilities by supporting and providing trainers to facilitate their learning outcomes. Sessions are organised to promote well-rounded learning in Indian sign language and related health and hygiene topics; additionally, life skills training is also provided to upskill them.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group Company, is one of the world’s largest and India’s only integrated producer of Zinc-Lead and Silver. The Company has its headquarters at Udaipur in the State of Rajasthan where it has its Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes. Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting upwind power plants. The Company is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific for the fourth consecutive year and globally 3rd in S&P Global Corporate Responsibility Assessment in 2022 amongst Mining & Metal companies. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive Company and is the only Indian company to be recognised at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 and has won the two prestigious awards for ‘Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious and Specialty Metals’ Award and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Award.
The company takes pride in having some of the best-in-class people practices and employee-centric initiatives, which have certified Hindustan Zinc as – ‘Great Place to Work 2022’, ‘Company with Great Managers 2022’ by People Business and the People-first HR Excellence Award.
As a socially responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc has been relentlessly working to improve the lives of rural and tribal people residing near its business locations. The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India and are currently reaching out to 1.4 million people in 234 villages out of which 184 in Rajasthan, and 34 in Uttarakhand. As a market leader, Hindustan Zinc governs about ~80% of the growing Zinc market in India.
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