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Gati is a socially responsible company.
Through a number of initiatives, we have tried to make
a difference to the lives of people around us. Here
is an account of the work we have done so far.
Maye village, Bhuj district,
Gujarat
26 January 2001: Gujarat is hit by a massive earthquake.
Bhuj district is the worst affected. Gati personnel
sprang into action and reached Maye village the same
day to provide food, clothing, medication and water
to the earthquake-affected community. A team of doctors
was also brought in to provide medical aid to the 400
families in Maye. Gati was the first to build makeshift
houses for these families - houses that were scientifically
designed to resist earthquakes. Even today, though the
villagers have managed to rebuild their homes, they
still retain these structures.
Gati Government School, Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh
In 2003, Gati agreed to develop a government school
located at Banjara Hills. As a contribution to the government's
Janmabhoomi program, Gati built a school building with
all necessary facilities -- spacious classrooms, toilets
and staff rooms. The building has 27 rooms and a playground.
Gati also provided the furniture for school students
and staff. Today the school strength stands at 1100
students. The housekeeping and security of the school
is still under our purview.
Tsunami relief fund
The tsunami that struck South East.Asia on December
2004 was one of nature's worst disasters ever. It left
in its wake more than 10 lakh people dead and over four
million displaced. The tsunami relief operations have
been hailed as one of the fastest and most massive operations
ever. Gati was one of the first to reach the rescue
scenes at Nagapattnam and Cuddalore. Gati brought in
food, water, clothing, medication and a team of doctors.The
team took special care of children, who were the most
affected. Gati also provided the affected community
with essential utensils like plates, glasses etc.
MC High School, Nagore, Tamil
Nadu
After rehabilitating tsunami-affected people at Nagapattnam
and Cuddalore, Gati undertook a related project - the
development of the MC High School at Nagore. This school
includes about 500 students who belong to tsunami-affected
families. Gati has already started work on constructing
a building with 18 rooms, a kitchen and toilets. More
development work is in the process.Gati has also actively
participated in the Kargil contributions, as well as
rescue and rehabilitation works for other natural disasters
in India. We are proud to be a socially responsible
corporate citizen of India.
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