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31
October 2009
The
Aditya Birla Group of companies donate Baht
3.5 million for housing in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The
Aditya Birla Group of companies in Thailand
today gave a donation of Baht 3.5 million to
Habitat for Humanity, as BRONZE Level Sponsor
at the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project,
The Mekong Build 2009.
The
Aditya Birla Group of companies in Thailand
include – Thai Rayon Public Company Limited,
Thai Carbon Black Public Company Limited, Indo
Thai Synthetics Company Limited, Thai Acrylic
Fibre Company Limited, Aditya Birla Chemicals
(Thailand) Limited and Thai Peroxide Company
Limited.
As the BRONZE Level Sponsor of the Jimmy Carter
Project, the Aditya Birla Group in Thailand
will be supporting Habitat – Aditya Birla
Housing Projects in Thailand and Mekong Region
during 2010.
Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. P. M. Bajaj, the Group’s
Country Head in Thailand said that the Aditya
Birla Group has been involved with Habitat for
over six years. He added that “while we
have just launched our partnership in Thailand,
in India we have built more than 350 houses
as part of our community outreach programme.
Apart from this our Group has contributed US
$ 750,000/- (Rs. 35 million) to help Habitat
build 1,550 houses across India. In Thailand
as well, we feel that we need to work for housing
the underprivileged. Our vision is to make a
qualitative difference to the lives of the underprivileged
through housing and vocational training programmes.
While we will work with Habitat to build decent
and affordable houses for people, we are also
setting up the Aditya Birla Knowledge Centre
in Saraburi, Thailand”.
Mr.
Bajaj stated that - the Aditya Birla Group has
been in Thailand for over 40 years and is deeply
committed to the country’s forward march
to prosperity. “We look upon ourselves
as partners in the progress of Thailand”
commented Mr. Bajaj.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Pragnya Ram,
Group Executive President,
Corporate Communications,
Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private
Limited
Tel: 91-22-6652 5000 / 2499 5000
Fax: 91-22-6652 5741/ 42
Email: pragnya.ram@adityabirla.com
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