The CSR team of ESL Steel Limited, a Vedanta Group Company and a key national steel player, organized an inauguration program for Plantation Drive, which aims to develop orchards in 250 acres for tribal farmers this year.
The event was conducted in Kunarpur village, under the WADI project with the project partner Gramin Seva Sangh. The project assists farmers in learning about sustainable agriculture improving their quality of life and empowering women in tribal-dominated areas of the country.
The event began with the welcoming of guests by the planting of Mango saplings by Anand Dubey, (Chief Financial Officer ESL) and Philmon Bilung, (DDM NABARD) and was completed with the participation of more than 150 villagers, who also planted mango and guava saplings. This plantation drive will provide sustainable livelihood to tribal farmers through orchard development under Project WADI.