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TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, NOV 28, 2022
As part of its CSR initiative, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bhubaneswar-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) for launching ‘Project Drushti’.
Project Drushti was launched on Monday at Jaurumal Village in presence of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. Executive Director & DCBL Rajgangpur Unit Head Chetan Shrivastav, LVPEI Vice Chair Dr. Rajeev R Pappuru, Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr. Debasmita Majhi, DCBL AED Dr. Niladri Bhusan Parhi, Rajgangpur BDO Piyush Lohar, Jaurumal Sarpanch Jogitta Tigga, Block Chairperson Sabina Minz, villagers of Jaurumal Village and officials of DCBL and LVPEI. Eye glasses were distributed among the villagers suffering from vision defects and other eye ailments.
This initiative has been linked to the requirements of the people of the region. After conducting baseline surveys in Rajgangpur and Kutra blocks adjoining Lanjiberna mines area, eye patients are identified in a phased manner and offered free treatment with help from LVPEI. This will consist of door to door screening and covering each and every family member. Nearly 50,000 people in the area are likely to be benefitted through ‘Project Drushti’.
The LVPEI Vision Centre at Lanjiberna has been set up with the objective of creating awareness on eye care, eye diseases and eradication of blindness in mines and plant peripheral areas. It tries to reduce the number of eye patients by providing regular eye care services.
In 2015 Dalmia-LVPEI Eye Centre was established at Jhagarpur. It treats 100-150 patients daily. The Jhagarpur based Dalmia-LVPEI Eye Centre has all advanced equipment for eye test, diagnosis and surgeries.
Dalmia Cement in association with LVPEI has been providing free eye care services in the Rajgangpur and Sundargarh region since 2015.
“We have been closely working with LV Prasad Eye Institute, Rajgangpur since 2015. This initiative is bringing access to eye centre closer to the people at Lanjiberna Mines and reiterating our commitment to making Rajgangpur and Sundargarh blind-free districts. Over the past years, our eye care services have already treated over 1 lakh patients,” said Shrivastav.
