BHEL-GE Gas Turbine Services Pvt. Ltd., (BGGTS) in collaboration with LV Prasad Eye Institute Hyderabad (LVPEI), a world class eye health institute managed by two non-profit trusts – Hyderabad Eye Institute (HEI) and Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF) started vision initiatives as a part of its CSR Program to eliminate avoidable blindness among 0-16years children.
As a part of this vision since 2017, BGGTS in total had sponsored an amount of 99 Lakhs for about 507 eye surgeries, restoring and enhancement of eyesight in children where all the surgeries performed were critical in nature mostly for Retinopathy of Prematurity, Glaucoma, Cataract, Cornea Ocular tumors, Oculoplasty, squint, neuro ophthalmology, Refractive, Retinal and Vitreo Retinal, Strabismus and Trauma related.
In the FY 2018-19, BGGTS had sponsored 167 Eye Surgeries successfully by contributing an approximate amount of INR 25 Lakhs (20 Eye surgeries in Phase-I, 113 Surgeries in Phase-II and 34 Surgeries in Phase III) and 150 Eye surgeries by donating INR 22.50 Lakhs in FY 2019-20 to LVPEI. In continuation to this, BGGTS also supported LVPEI with Diamond Sponsorship (INR 7.5 Lakhs) for “Whithaton” – 3K, 5K, 10K Run, a fund-raising event supporting Retinoblastoma Patients at LVPEI.
The children who have benefited through this initiative come from economically underprivileged backgrounds, with many of them from remote rural villages of Telangana. This initiative had given a new lease of life to these children and amplified their joy & happiness. LVPEI is grateful for this support and thanked BGGTS for this noble initiative.
