Nagda, December 18, 2019:

LANXESS India, the leading specialty chemicals company, has committed itself to set up a five bed state-of-the-art intensive coronary care unit (ICCU) at the Civil Hospital, Nagda as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) outreach.

Neelanjan Banerjee, Vice Chairman & MD, LANXESS India, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dilip Singh Gurjar, Member of Legislative Assembly, Khachrod - Nagda constituency and Chairman, Rogi Kalyan Samiti at an event organised at the Civil Hospital, Nagda.

LANXESS India has pledged Rs1.60 crore for its CSR projects in Nagda for the year 2019-2020. Apart from setting up the ICCU at the Civil Hospital, the funds will be utilised for other projects like installing solar street lights in Durgapura and Mehatwas, setting up drinking water storages in Takrawda and Bhikampur, providing buses for transportation of government school children and specially-abled children and greening of the Chambal riverbed, a step towards  increasing ground water levels.

These projects are in line with LANXESS’ vision for sustainable development and a better quality of life for the people of the Nagda region. Over the years LANXESS has contributed towards the social development of Nagda on a continual basis.

Neelanjan Banerjee, stated, “LANXESS has always kept the interests of the people of Nagda in mind before undertaking CSR projects in the region. With our recent announcement of our commitment to Climate Neutrality by 2040, we have increased our focus on topics of environment conservation. In the coming years, you will see more such projects from LANXESS taking shape. We take immense pride in working for the betterment of the people and will continue to do so in future.”

Sanjay Singh, Site Head - Nagda, LANXESS India, said, “These projects are in alignment with our vision of sustainable development and will help bring in a qualitative change in the lives of the residents. These projects will help us build a stronger and socio – corporate bond as we seek your support in effecting constructive change in the region. I also thank the Municipal Corporation of Nagda and the Nagda Civil Hospital for seeing merit in our efforts and partnering us.”