Safe drinking water

#Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has selected “Building a Clean Water Kiosk for Safe Drinking Water in India,” benefiting #Uthaan in Gurgaon, as its 2016 Best-in-Class community improvement project.

The project was chosen from among 10 employee-led community improvement projects that received funding from Fluor’s $100,000 Global Community Project Fund earlier in 2016. The project will receive $10,000 to supplement the original $10,000 grant.

Uthaan, a Gurgaon-based non-government organization that does charitable work, created a clean water kiosk in India, which will be operated by graduates of the Welfare Center for the Hearing and Speech Impaired School.

The project has the potential to benefit more than 200,000 people, as the kiosk is located at a major transportation hub where passengers commute on a daily basis.

“I certainly would like to thank Fluor’s management and the project’s core team for giving us the opportunity to work on such a noble project and creating this drinking water kiosk, which is the first of its kind in Gurgaon,” said Sanjay Kaushik, president of Uthaan.

“I have never seen volunteers give so much time and look at each and every aspect of the project, be it technology selection, execution strategy, landscaping or cleaning. They look for safety in everything and every activity generally starts with a safety briefing and ends by ensuring that safety is taken care in every step of planning and execution. I really enjoy and appreciate that discipline and attitude of care and concern,” he said.

“The Global Community Project Fund helps unite Fluor employees around the world, providing the opportunity to positively impact the lives of people in the communities where we live and work,” said Mark Landry, senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Fluor.

“Through the fund and other initiatives and partnerships, we strive to leave a sustainable impact in our communities that addresses critical basic human needs. On behalf of Fluor, I thank the nominating employees, Fluor Cares volunteers and everyone involved who helped make these projects possible,” added Landry.

“The Uthaan project stood out because it provides solutions to two major concerns in the Gurgaon community: the need for clean drinking water facilities at transit points for thousands of commuters and the creation of job opportunities for the deaf and non-verbal community,” said Torrence Robinson, Fluor’s senior director of global community affairs and president of the Fluor Foundation. fii-news.com