As part of its social footprint, VISL focuses on rural development with the aim of driving holistic community progress. Encompassing these efforts, projects such as Gram Niramaan, Alternative Livelihood Opportunity Project (ALOP), —- (WADI) have made significant contribution in the lives of rural communities across states.
Project Gram Nirmaan has been a transformative journey in the communities of Amona and Navelim, spearheaded by Vedanta Sesa Goa in collaboration with Vanarai. Over three years, the initiative has touched thousands of families, strengthening livelihoods, empowering women, and supporting farmers to ensure grassroots development in a sustainable, inclusive manner.
Launched in FY 2021, Gram Nirmaan was envisioned as a holistic village development program, complementing community structures while accelerating progress in agriculture, animal husbandry, women-led enterprises, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene). Guided by a detailed needs assessment, interventions addressed local priorities such as health, hygiene, water management, and livelihood generation. Farmers were empowered with modern agricultural knowledge, skill-based training, and eco-friendly practices, while women emerged as key change agents through self-help group enterprises and community-led businesses.
Similar objectives have been furthered at Karnataka as part of the Alternative Livelihood Opportunity Project (ALOP), which was set up in 2019 & has been a catalyst for change across rural Chitradurga. ALOP equips rural families with training and resources in watershed management, agricultural development, cattle management, and women’s empowerment.
Projects WADI and Back-to-Farming works towards the development of orchard and restoration and reclamation of fallow land or uncultivated land through ecological intervention and soil conservation measures. These measures ensure not only food security but also promote sustainable livelihoods through climate resistant agriculture and off-farm enterprise development. These efforts have resulted in over 625 acres of land being positively impacted.
Together, VISL’s rural development projects reflect VISL’s holistic approach to rural development—empowering meaningfully & building self-reliant villages where progress is inclusive, sustainable, and enduring.