As a responsible organisation, Sanmar recognises the importance of its obligations beyond employees and stakeholders to embrace society at large.
The Group has made substantial investment
in its people and the community to make
the organisation an invigorating place of
work amidst confi dent neighbours.
The Sanmar Group acquired Trust Chemical
Industries in 2007, since known as TCI
Sanmar Chemicals, at Port Said and has
enhanced capacity of caustic soda and
chlorine having started production in the
newly established VCM and PVC paste.
Sanmar is the largest Indian investor in
Egypt's chemical business, the largest caustic
soda manufacturer in that country and
among the world's top PVC producers.
In Port Said, the home of TCI Sanmar
Chemicals, the neighbourhood community
faces several challenges including that of overpopulation. Port Fouad, the sister city
to Port Said, is mostly populated by Suez
Canal workers.
TCI Sanmar took up the responsibility
of providing the basic necessities for the
economically backward at the Quaboty
area in Port Fouad.
The help from Sanmar is extended in the form of:
Monthly food supplies
Supply of rice, oil, sugar, tea, lentil and
bean, dry apricots, coconut, raisins, dates
and meat per family in the economically
weaker section of the population at the
Quaboty area is being given free of cost.
To identify the poor families needing such help, a team of eight workers from the factory interested in community development and influential in the neighbourhood were selected from various disciplines.
This team has worked in close cooperation
with the Imam of the Mosque, Mahmoud
El Elady, who enjoys a good reputation
with the Quaboty people.
So far nearly 3000 families have benefi ted
from the food supplies.
Critical medical care
TCI Sanmar met the cost of eye surgery
for a young girl during the year 2011.
In another instance, an eye operation
was performed on a child during March
2012.
Basic education
A cooperation protocol for construction of
a school for basic education (primary and
preparatory) inside the housing project at
EI Quaboty area was signed between the
Governor of Port Said and TCI Sanmar
Chemicals on May 2011. The project to
be spearheaded by the Government of Port
Said is estimated to cost EGP 5 million
upon an area of 50,000m with a capacity of 30 class rooms, a library, playground and
facilities for entertainment activities.
Preservation of the environment
In response to the Port Fouad city
chairman's request, TCI Sanmar donated
EGP 50000 to enhance the performance
and preservation of the environment. An
agreement was signed in February 2012 and
a payment of EGP 50000 has been made
towards the f rst phase of this project.
CSR projects at Port Said/Port Fouad:
The road ahead
TCI Sanmar wishes to carry out social
improvement initiatives ncluding monthly
food supplies, critical medical care,
basic education and preservation of the
environment on an ongoing basis.
Chemplast in coordination with Sri Gokulam Hospitals jointly organised a free Medical Camp at Mettur. The camp was conducted at the Vaidheeswara Vidya Mandir Matriculation School premises on 1 April 2012. Salem District Revenue Officer Prasanna and Chairman Mettur Municipality Mrs Lalitha were present on the occasion. Diagnostic and medical checks including ECG and Echo Cardiogram were done free of cost other than consultation and distribution of medicine. About 1500 persons benefitted from this camp.
Bus stop shelter
Chemplast sponsored a bus stop shelter for public use at Thangampuripattinam junction at Mettur. Suriya Prakash, Sub Collector, Mettur, inaugurated the bus stop shed.
Tuition centre
Chemplast Sanmar runs tuition centres around the villages of Mettur at Veeranur, Kozhipannai and Mottur.
M Hemalatha, a student of Chemplast tuition centre at Kozhipannai, secured maximum marks in the Higher Secondary Examination (total of 916) and she was presented a memento by S Venkatesan.
'Moving Ahead' Day was conducted at the Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children on 20 April 2012. PR Shampath, IAS, Principal Secretary, State Commissioner for the Differently Abled, was the Chief Guest accompanied by T Srinivasan, District Differently-Abled Welfare Offi cer (DDAWO), Chennai.
This is an occasion for celebration for each child moving out of the cradle and the play area of Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children on to the outside world of school education.
A support system from the centre
namely 'The Sanmargam' meaning
'Good Direction' is a project
formalising the 'mainstreaming' of
children with special needs after
receiving intervention in the Upanayan
Early Intervention Programme at the
Centre. The project is aimed at hand holding and guiding the mainstream
school teaching staff for a period of
two years.
So far 34 children have been
s uccessfully enrolled in the
mainstream school over the past five
years and this year 17 children will
move into mainstream schools and
3 children to special schools from
the next academic session starting in
June, 2012.
Global School Partnership Programme: Principal visits UK
As a part of Global School Partnership Programme, Principal Subala Ananthanarayanan and Head of Primary, Jayashri Shanker, Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, visited Ocklynge School, Eastbourne, Sussex. They spent a week observing classes and interacting with the teachers of the school.
Participation in Research and Science Initiative Camp
XII attended the RSIC (Research and Science Initiative Camp) at the campus of IIT Madras from 5 May to 8 June 2012.
The programme included informative and engaging lectures by eminent professors on a spectrum of topics.
Sri Sankara Vidyashramam, Tiruvanmiyur
School toppers in XII higher secondary examinations 2012
R Rajalakshmi – School topper – Science stream 1181/1200; 100% in Maths and Computer Science
Supraja R – School topper – Commerce stream 1179/1200; 100% in Accountancy and Business Maths
G Reshma secured State First rank in Biochemistry 197/200
Ananya Kumar secured State Third rank in Biochemistry 191/200
School toppers in X standard examinations 2012
The school secured 100% pass in X standard examinations with 100% in Maths (1), Science (15) and Social Science (3).