SESA STERLITE LIMITED

(earlier known as Sesa Goa Limited)

Sterlite Copper *

Factory: SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Madurai By pass Road, TV Puram P.O., T oot u!udi" #$% &&$, Tamil 'adu, India Tel: 0461-4242591 (10 lines) Fax: 0461-4242829/ 2821 Website: www.vedantares !r"es." #

31st October 2013

Sterlite organises Science Mela for girl children

Thoothukudi: As part of Sterlite Ilam Mottukal Project, Sterlite Copper organised a science mela for girl c ildren of !" go#ernment sc ools at $%&$A Primar' Sc ool, Put i'amput ur ere on $ ursda'( In t e inter)sc ool science competition, nearl' *"+ c ildren of class one to si, from !" go#ernment sc ools from $ oot ukudi participated and e, i-ited t eir scientific e,periments( $ e programme was organi.ed wit an o-jecti#e to make c ildren understand difficult science concepts in an eas' and interacti#e manner( More t an /"++ girl students witnessed and -enefited -' t e e#ent(
$ e competition was -ased on four t emes ) scientific reason -e ind da' toda' life, current issues wit scientific solutions, new concepts0in#entions and -asic concepts wit an e,periment( $ e winners will -e selected -ased on inno#ation, e,periment related to t e topic, demonstration, e,planation, neatness and originalit', material used for t e e,periment and conclusion( 1irst, Second and $ ird place winners were gi#en 2s 3+++, 2s 4+++ and 2s /+++ respecti#el' w ic will elp to procure more -ooks to place in t e li-raries of t e sc ools(

$ e e#ent was conducted as a part of Sterlite Ilam Mottukal Project launc ed -' Sterlite in 5ul' /+*/ wit an o-jecti#e to ensure t at e#er' girl c ild is pro#ided wit 6ualit' sc ool education to realise t eir fullest potential( 1or t e project, Sterlite Copper as allotted 2s *(7 crore and will support t e education of 7*4/ girl c ildren from !" Go#ernment sc ools in $uticorin( Additional academic, material and moral support for t e c ildren are t e ke' components of t e programme( Mr S( %atarajan, &eput' C airman, 8 9 C idam-aranar Port $rust participated as t e c ief guest and inaugurated t e programme( Mr(P(2amnat , C ief :,ecuti#e 9fficer, Sterlite Copper said t at t e main o-jecti#e of t e programme is to pro#ide opportunit' for t e students to understand t e science -e ind #arious
da')to)da' concepts and de#elop a scientific attitude towards t eir life( Mr(S(Loga-iraman, Programme 9fficer, %aandi 1oundation, Mr(A(Murugan, Assistant :lementar' :ducation 9fficer, 9ttapidaram, Mrs( 1at ima, Assistant :lementar' :ducation 9fficer, $ oot ukudi 2ural, Mr(S(Arul ;umar, <ead Master, $%&$A Primar' Sc ool, Put i'amput ur, Mr(Sures =ose, <ead > <uman 2esources and Mr(2(2ajasekarapand', Manager ) Communit' 2elations, Sterlite Copper were also present during t e programme(

* Effective Aug.17, 2013 Sterlite Industries (India) Li ited !as erged "it! Sesa Sterlite Li ited and !ence #ursuant t$ t!e $rders $f t!e %adras &ig! '$urt $rder dated 2(.7.2013. Sterlite '$##er )usiness is n$" #art $f Sesa Sterlite Ltd.

Re(d. O))ice: Sesa * or, $&, +,C Complex, Patto, Pana-i, *oa " .&/&&0, Tel: 1203%/$3$.#&#&&

SESA STERLITE LIMITED

(earlier known as Sesa Goa Limited)

Sterlite Copper *

Factory: SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Madurai By pass Road, TV Puram P.O., T oot u!udi" #$% &&$, Tamil 'adu, India Tel: 0461-4242591 (10 lines) Fax: 0461-4242829/ 2821 Website: www.vedantares !r"es." #

Photo Cut-Line: Mr S( %atarajan, &eput' C airman, 8 9 C idam-aranar Port $rust inaugurating t e science mela organised -' Sterlite Copper at Put i'amput ur in $ oot ukudi on $ ursda'( 1or furt er information, please contact? 2(2ames <ead ) Communit' 2elations Sterlite Co er r(rames @#edanta(co(in $el? AB* 37* 3/3 /B3+

* Effective Aug.17, 2013 Sterlite Industries (India) Li ited !as erged "it! Sesa Sterlite Li ited and !ence #ursuant t$ t!e $rders $f t!e %adras &ig! '$urt $rder dated 2(.7.2013. Sterlite '$##er )usiness is n$" #art $f Sesa Sterlite Ltd.

Re(d. O))ice: Sesa * or, $&, +,C Complex, Patto, Pana-i, *oa " .&/&&0, Tel: 1203%/$3$.#&#&&