Gujarat Education Minister commissions community RO plant at Transad

Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Education Minister Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama commissioned a community RO (Reverse Osmosis) plant at Transad village in Ahmedabad’s Dholka Taluka.

The RO plant has been contributed to the village by pharma major Cadila Pharmaceuticals, through its CSR Wing – Indrashhil Kaka-Ba & Kala Budh Public Charitable Trust – as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The fully automatic plant allows water to be availed round the clock by the local community by simply swiping the prepaid Water ATM Card without any manual intervention.

The RO plant will provide 20 liters of clean and pure drinking water at a nominal cost of Rs. 5.

Education Minister Shri Chudasama, who represents the Dholka constituency in the state assembly, commissioned the plant in the presence of senior Cadila officials and local community leaders. He appreciated Cadila Pharmaceuticals for this initiative and urged people to utilize maximum benefits of the RO plant. At the same time, he requested everyone to use water wisely to prevent wastage.

Ahmedabad’s District Development Officer Arun Mahesh Babu, IAS and Riddhi Shukla from Gujarat Administrative Services visited the RO plant and lauded Cadila Pharmaceuticals for the initiative creating provision of clean drinking water to a large number of families at a nominal cost.

“As a responsible corporate, Cadila Pharmaceuticals undertakes CSR initiatives in the vicinity of its plants on a regular basis. The local community plays an important role in our success, and CSR is a small way of recognizing this contribution,” says Dr. Bharat Champaneria, Trustee of Indrashil Kaka-Ba & Kala Budh Public Charitable Trust.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (www.cadilapharma.com) is one of the largest privately-held pharmaceutical companies in India. Over the past seven decades, Cadila Pharmaceuticals has been engaged in the development and manufacturing of affordable medicines and in making them available for patients across the world. Its innovation-driven drug discovery processes ensure the health and well-being of people around the world.