Human-elephant conflict poses a critical threat to the survival of the elephant population in the region. Movement of elephants through human settlements, agricultural fields and tea plantations concomitantly results in damage of crops and property.
This programme was an initiative started by Tata Tea Limited in 1990, with technical assistance from Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat & Block Extension Officers of different districts. The intention behind launching this initiative was to aid villagers and local communities living adjacent to our tea estates with means of income supplementation. All 25 estates of Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd distribute seeds to beneficiaries belonging to the community at large, from villages surrounding our tea estates.
Hathikuli Tea Estate is situated between the World Heritage Site of Kaziranga National Park and the Karbi Anglong Hills. The fundamental objective of the conversion to organic was to maintain the ecological balance of a biodiversity hot spot and prevent any further environmental degradation in the areas adjoining the World Heritage Site. The organic conversion of Hathikuli TE started in 2007 and the process was completed by 2011.
In-keeping with our mission to create impactful change within communities, APPL Foundation undertakes work to empower the communities with health and safety, to bring about this change. A serious issue faced by local communities in North East is trafficking and abuse. Resilient Community Project is aimed at combatting the vulnerability of children in the Tea Gardens of Udalguri and Sonitpur Districts, to abuse and trafficking.
A DLC Centre was set up at Lattakoojan Tea Estate, Golaghat, in collaboration with IRDIS (The Institute of Research and Documentation of Indigenous Studies) a non-profit organisation, and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in May 2014, with the objective of disseminating basic computer knowledge within the tea community. In current times computer literacy has the potential to empower and enhance employability of the population.
The VTC was inaugurated by Mr. D. S. Seth, the then Chairman of Tata Tea Limited in August 1986. The objective was to train tea garden
APPL Foundation in association with ASMI, organized a Cancer Care Camp for workers and staff at Kellyden Tea Hospital, in February 2016. Our endeavour is to create awareness, particularly among women on the topic of breast and cervical cancer.
Medical camps were organised with the support of Solidaridad, in the closed tea gardens of Dooars.
Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd has been a 100% cleft-free company since 2011. Since then consolidated efforts are being made to ensure that the communities around RHRC are also completely free of cleft defect.
Regular cleft surgery & screening camps in collaboration with Operation Smile India organized at RHRC, Chubwa.
In the year 2015-16, APPL Foundation funded 20 cleft surgeries carried out by our partner Mission Smile, India. We plan to continue restoring smiles in the coming years.
With healthcare facilities in rural India being scarce and ill-equipped, APPL Foundation partnered with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to create a symbolic milestone in the arena of healthcare in Assam and North Bengal. HP and APPL Foundation together set out on our journey to deliver specialist medical aid to remote locations, where our tea estates are located. Equipment and resources, amounting to Rs. 7.34 Crores has been donated by HP to the APPL Foundation. The Hathikuli e Health Centre (eHC) was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Assam,Shri. Tarun Gogoi.
