The Infosys Foundation in association with the CSR arm of Bhubaneswar Infosys Akanksha on Tuesday announced the successful completion of construction of 161 toilets in 46 schools of the State as part of its endeavor to support the Prime Minister's 'Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan' mission.
The toilets were handed over to the school authorities in an inauguration ceremony attended by State Energy, Electronics and IT Minister Pranab Prakash Das, Water Resource and IT department Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Collector cum Khurdha district Magistrate Niranjan Sahu and Infosys Centre Head Prabhat Kumar Das.
Under the first phase of this sanitation initiative, Infosys has built toilets in 46 Government schools in Khurdha district. The foundation has signed a MOU with Government of Odisha undertaking OPEPA (Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority) for construction of toilets in 109 schools in the State. As part of the MoU drawn in May 2015, Infosys has set a target of April 2016 towards completion of the project.
Under the auspices of its charitable arm, the foundation supports the underprivileged sections of society with programmes focused towards the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, art and culture, and destitute care.