Hindustan Zinc : India’s Largest & 1st Underground 51st All India Mines Rescue Competition concludes at Hindustan Zinc under the aegis of DGMS

• Honourable Prabhat Kumar, Director General, DGMS graced the event as Chief Guest
• The company creates history by receiving the highest participation which also includes 1^st women mining engineer from CCL who is trained in rescue operations

Udaipur, 18^th November 2022: India's largest and first underground mining competition, 51st All India Mines Rescue Competition concluded at Hindustan Zinc's Rajpura Dariba Complex under the aegis of the Directorate General of Mines & Safety (DGMS). During the 5-days competition from 14^th - 18^th November 2022, first time ever, there were over 26 teams who participated from 18 different mining companies across India.

Honourable Director General, DGMS - Shri Prabhat Kumar graced the event as a Chief Guest. Also, present were CEO, Hindustan Zinc - Arun Misra, DDG North Western Zone, Udaipur- R. T Mandekar, Director of Mines Safety Western Zone, Nagpur-B. P. Singh, Dariba Khaan Majdoor Sangh General Secretary- K. S. Shaktawat, Head CoE Mining HZL-Praveen Sharma, IBU CEO, Rajpura Dariba Complex, HZL - Vinod Jangir and other dignitaries.

During the ceremony, Shri Prabhat Kumar said "Prioritizing Safety inside & outside mines is one of the most important parameters for the development of the country. Strengthening the safety framework for mine owners and operators is our core vision at DGMS. Every year, DGMS celebrates Safety Week where different companies travel to their peer companies and exchange learnings revolving around safety. The National Safety Award is given by the Government of India, which is a very prestigious award, and it is given to encourage those who do excellent work in mines safety. Platforms such as All India Mine Rescue Competition provides an opportunity to different companies to come together, exchange Best Practices, ideas and help each other to enhance safety at operations by setting benchmark. The organiser of the 51st AIMRC, Hindustan Zinc Limited and all participating companies i.e. Coal India, Tata Steel, MOIL, IMFA's commitment to safety culture was observed during the competition which speaks volumes about their alertness & focus towards safety & welfare of all their employees."

The competition had winners in two categories of Coal and Metal Sector. In the Metal sector, the 1^st position was won by Hindustan Zinc Limited Team A, 2^nd position by Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys and 3^rd position by Manganese Ore India. In the coal sector, the 1^st position was won by Singareni Collieries Company Limited Team A, 2^nd position by Western Coalfields Limited Team A, 3^rd position by Central Coalfields Limited Team A, 4^th position by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited Team B, 5^th position by Singareni Collieries Company Limited Team B and 6^th position by Bharat Coking Coal Limited Team A.

Hindustan Zinc, the organizers of largest & first ever underground All India Mining Rescue Competition continues to work concertedly towards augmenting the safety environment at its mines and sites. Safety & well-being of employees & business partners have always vital for the company.

With the Commitment to zero-harm culture and continual efforts to boost safety of underground operations through technological initiatives and regular trainings, Hindustan Zinc has taken various measures and has introduced path breaking initiatives at its operations. The company has established India's first underground first-aid station with ambulance to enhance safety measures in the underground mine. This first-of-its-kind below-the-ground rescue and aid system is deployed 24×7 at the underground station with a dedicated rescue staff.

Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group Company, is one of the world's largest and India's only integrated producer of Zinc-Lead and Silver. The Company has its headquarters at Udaipur in the State of Rajasthan where it has its Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes. Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting upwind power plants. The Company is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific and globally 5th in Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2021 amongst Mining & Metal companies. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive Company and is the only Indian company to be recognised at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 and has won the two prestigious awards for 'Industry Leadership Award - Base, Precious and Specialty Metals' Award and 'Corporate Social Responsibility' Award.

The company takes pride in having some of the best-in-class people practices and employee-centric initiatives, which have certified Hindustan Zinc as - 'Great Place to Work 2022', 'Company with Great Managers 2020' by People Business and the PeopleFirst HR Excellence Award.

As a socially responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc has been relentlessly working to improve the lives of rural and tribal people residing near its business locations. The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India and is currently transforming the lives of 1.4 million people in 234 villages out of which 184 in Rajasthan, 34 in Uttarakhand and 16 villages in Gujarat. As a market leader, Hindustan Zinc governs about ~80% of the growing Zinc market in India.

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