MFAR Construction – CSR Activities

Mfar Constructions Private Limited was established in India in April 1996, as an associate company of M/s Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG, Muscat, one of the largest and most reputed companies in the Middle East, having its offices in Brunei, UAE, Qatar and India. Mfar is the brainchild of two outstanding men – Dr P Mohamed Ali, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of M/s Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG, Muscat, and Mr C D George, at the helm of Chemmanur Group of Companies.

                                                                MFAR being an associate company of Galfar construction, it drives its source and energy from Galfar’s work culture .Galfar has undertaken and completed prestigious projects in UAE. It is one of the largest and trusted construction companies in UAE. Established in the year 1972, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG, has today grown into one of the largest construction companies in the Middle East with a turnover of over US$1 billion.

                                                                MFAR like its parent company, Galfar construction, has been actively involved in CSR activities. As said, Child inherits the features of parents, same goes with MFAR and Galfar construction. MFAR works continuously to give its construction workers. Some CSR activities that MFAR does for its employees:

v  They provide workers with clean accommodation, bunk beds, mosquito nets, free electricity, filtered drinking water etc.

v  Hygienic & clean toilets and bathing areas are provided separately for ladies and gents.

v  Separate cooking areas are provided for safety reasons. No cooking is permitted in the living accommodation.

v  Creches are provided for the children of the workers. The children are provided with uniforms, books, stationary and mid-day meals.

v  They ensure that all their workers are insured as per the Workman’s Compensation Policy and covered under the Employees Provident Fund scheme, where we pay from the worker’s side also   

Mfar commenced its CSR initiatives from Mundgod. The projects at Mundgod were being executed by local contractors prior to Mfar taking up the Choera Monastery project in February 2002. This resulted in great deal of resentment as the local contractors were losing their business and the local labour their livelihood. To resolve this major issue and to win over the local population. MFAR took various steps like, award small work to local ocntractors, giving jobs at the project site to the local harbour and construct toilet blocks near the police station and the Tahsildar office.

                                                Mfar is also supporting Thallikulum Vikas Trust which is being run in Thrisoor to train poor village girls to make them independent so that they can pick up suitable jobs and make a living. The Trust is doing charity work wherein free training is being provided to the girls and women from the nearby villages. The Trust is being financially supported by Mfar. They have also carried out blood donation drives at Bangalore and Kolkata. MFAR has equally contributed during crisis times like rehabilitation to Bihar flood victims in 2008 and Karnataka Flood relief 2009.