- More than 250 students participated in the Road Safety Session under 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 in Zinc-Lead and Silver business is world’s 2nd largest integrated Zinc producer and 5th largest Silver producer. The company governs about ~80% of the growing Zinc market in India with its headquarters at Udaipur along with Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes spread across the state of Rajasthan.
Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting-up wind power plants. The company is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific for the fourth consecutive year and globally 3rd in S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment in 2022 amongst Mining & Metal companies. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive company and is the only Indian company to be recognized at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 winning two prestigious awards for ‘Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious & 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 2023’, ‘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 towards transforming lives of 1.7 million people in 237 villages in the states of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India.
Learn more about Hindustan Zinc on –https://www.hzlindia.com/