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Gram Laxmi Haat

With the aim of establishing robust market linkages for both direct and indirect beneficiaries who
have undergone training or served as field nodal points in various CSR initiatives by RSP, the CSR
Department has developed 'Gram Laxmi Haat,' a unique marketplace with comprehensive facilities.
This Haat provides an ideal marketplace for the SHGs (Self-Help Groups) run by rural women to
showcase and sell their products. The marketplace features a variety of goods, including beautifully
stitched fabrics, artistic bamboo crafts, vermicompost, pesticide-free rural goods, organic berries and
vegetables, and hand-pounded brown rice and millets. This diverse array of products attracts eager
customers, carving a niche for the Haat.

Women at Gram Laxmi Haat

At Rourkela Steel Plant’s Mandira Dam Reservoir, a strategic

Fingerling Fortunes: initiative unfolds, aimed at enhancing fish production and
Sustaining Livelihoods securing sustainable livelihoods for tribal fishermen. Through
the Fingerling Stocking program, juvenile fish breathe new life
for Mandira Dam
into the reservoir, ensuring a replenished generation crucial for
Reservoir's Fishing
sustained production. With a focus on scientific management
Community and marketable size, the program fosters community

participation, recognizing the reservoir's untapped potential.
As local fishermen actively engage, the program becomes a
symbol of mutual benefit, addressing economic needs while
safeguarding the aquatic ecosystem for generations to come.

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