Welcoming Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijriah, Semen Baturaja Distributes 12 Sacrificial Cows

BATURAJA – Welcoming the Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijriah holiday, PT Semen Baturaja Tbk (SMBR) as a subsidiary of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) distributed 12 sacrificial animals with a total value of IDR 294 million. The distribution was carried out in stages starting from Friday (14/6) to Sunday (16/6), the sacrificial animals in the form of 12 cows were distributed, including to the community around the company’s operational area in Baturaja and SMBR stakeholders.

The distribution of sacrificial animals was carried out to communities around the operational area, including 6 sub-districts, namely Sukajadi, Airgading, Talang Jawa, Tanjung Agung, Saung Naga and Batu Kuning. Apart from that, 2 villages also received sacrificial animals, namely Laya and Pusar.

The handover of the sacrificial animals was carried out symbolically at the Official Residence (PJ) of the OKU Regent  which was handed over by the Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) SMBR Gili April Braja to the Village Head and Village Head as well as representing and witnessed by the Acting Regional Secretary and Assistant 1 of the District Head OKU Indra Susanto on Sunday (16/6).

Gili said this activity was part of the Social and Environmental Responsibility Program (TJSL) as a form of the company’s concern for the surrounding community, especially in supporting the implementation of sacrificial services on the Eid al-Adha holiday.

“In the momentum of welcoming Eid al-Adha, we want to contribute and share benefits with the community through the TJSL program through the assistance of sacrificial animals. We hope that activities like this can be sustainable every year so that the benefits can be felt by the deserving community, and of course it will be a blessing for Semen Baturaja ,” said Gili after handing over the sacrificial animals.

On that occasion, the village head and village officials expressed their thanks to Semen Baturaja, who was considered to have helped the local community a lot. One of them, Erlan Nopri, as Head of Laya Village, expressed his appreciation and thanks for the assistance provided by Semen Baturaja. “We would like to thank Semen Baturaja for providing assistance in sacrificing 1 cow to the people of Laya village,” he said.

The same thing was also conveyed by Richi Sefransyah as Head of Batu Kuning Village. “We are very grateful for the assistance of these sacrificial animals. Hopefully this activity can strengthen relations between the company and the community,” he said. SMBR continues to be committed to making a positive contribution to the sustainable development and welfare of communities around its operational areas through the TJSL program. (*)