Xansa, the UK-based IT services company, which plans to increase its workforce in India [ Images ] by about 7,000 in the next five years, will adopt two fishing villages affected by the tsunami disaster near its Chennai facility, the firm's chief executive officer Alistair Cox, said.

"At present we have about 3,000 employed in our outsourcing centres in Pune, Noida and Chennai and the strength will go up to 10,000 in about five years as the business process outsourcing in India is doing extremely well," Alistair Cox told PTI on Monday night on the sidelines of a conference, 'Beyond BPO,' jointly organized by India Business Forum and Commonwealth Business Council in London [ Images ].

He said Xansa has decided to adopt two fishing villages on the coast near the company's Chennai facility to help with rehabilitation of the Tsunami [ Images ] victims in Tamil Nadu.

Its employees in the UK and India have donated about 50,000 pounds and Xansa provided an equal amount to assist in rebuilding of the local communities throughout the India, he said.

Cox said Xansa's clients including Yorkshire Water were also planning to contribute either money or assistance.

"Xansa has been involved in the Chennai region since 1997. We are pleased to be able to do something to assist in this desperate disaster and are proud that our Chennai colleagues are carrying on Xansa's long-established commitment to local community relations.