S&P Capital IQ Hyderabad Community Service Projects: Construction of mini water tanks at Thimmapur village on June 21, 2014

CIM-012-Construction of mini water tanks at Thimmapur village on June 21, 2014

About Community Impact Month (Giving back is Essential)

Lead India 2020 Foundation (www.leadindia2020.org) partnered with McGraw-Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com) the company which strongly believes in the motto, 'Giving back is essential'. It extends to giving back to the society. This year MHFI has launched Community Impact Month (CIM) in which 20+ employees would be working together and for solving public problems in their community. MHFI grants $2000 per project and employees spend their personal time on the project. This year S&P Capital IQ (part of MHFI group) (www.capitaliq.com) employees applied for projects from various areas. These employees are working tirelessly to fulfill the motto and render true meaning to 'Giving back is essential'.

Below are details of one of the CIM projects.

About Thimmapur Village

Thimmapur Village is located at a distance of 60 KMs from S&P CAPITAL IQ, Hyderabad office.

There are approximately 200 families residing in this village.

Current problems at Thimmapur Village

The village does not have a continuous water source. They have bore pump facility that works on electricity. When the electricity is there the motor will run throughout the day and most of the water is wasted, where as when the electricity is not available people don’t get water from the bore pump.

Volunteer work done at Thimmapur

Keeping in mind these problems, S&P Capital IQ Hyd. conducted a CIM event at Thimmapur village on 21^st June, 2014

Helped in the construction of 3 mini water tanks.

Planted saplings at school ground.

Painted all water tanks.

Conducted Environmental Awareness sessions.

Educated the people about the benefits of storage and conservation of water.

Impact of CIM project at Thimmapur village

Now the villagers don’t have to worry about the availability of water. They can now utilize this time for other productive pursuits. They don’t need to depend on the power availability, which is a perennial problem for water consumption.

Feedback of the CIM Volunteers

Ravi Kumar Kasarla (Leader): I had a wonderful experience with all the volunteers, who have actively participated in the CIM project. This project proved that we can impact the lives of people through small and simple actions. The provision of water tanks is worthwhile mention in this regard. I thank S&P Capital IQ for giving me this opportunity to coordinate and lead this event. I appreciate all the volunteers for gifting me their valuable time, energy, and support. I am looking forward to be part of many such events.

Raju Posanipally (Co-Leader): It convey my heartfelt thanks to Capital IQ management for giving me this opportunity. I also thank volunteers are their selflessness and empathy, and active participation in this CIM project, which is held at my own village Thimmapur. All my villagers are very pleased with our work and for the intention of giving back to the society.

Venu Gopal Ganapuram: Its a great opportunity to participate in this CIM. I am very happy to be part of the team. I had great experience, while giving guidance to the villagers on how to prevent the wastage of the water. Thanks to MHFI & CIQ management for giving me this opportunity.

Suresh Babu Garaga: I feel this is a great opportunity to work for the society. The water tanks will be useful to villagers in solving their drinking and domestic water consumption problems.

Nireesha Chitimireddy: I thank the CIQ Management for giving me this great opportunity to participate in CIM conducted in Thimmapur.

Konda Babu Ruthala: I had a wonderful experience while working with the team to help the villagers people at Thimmapur village. I have learned lot as a part of this event, I met new people, and tried to understand the villager’s problems. Thanks to CIQ management for given me this opportunity.

Swapna Kishor (Sarpanch): I thank S&P Capital IQ for providing water storage tanks for my village. They will be very useful at the time of power cuts and for the families for drinking and domestic consumption. This team has done a tremendous work with in a very short time. The awareness program on water conservation has enlightened us so much.

S. Ramesh (villager): We face water problem during the power outage. Providing these water tanks will now save a lot of time for us. Everyday I worry about water and power, now one of them is solved for sure. We are very happy with your works. I thank S&P Capital IQ for providing water storage tanks.

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