Udupi: Adani-UPCL commits CSR Grant of Rs 1.45 crore to Yellur gram panchayat

By B Pundalika Marate
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 01 Oct: Adani owned Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) handed over the CSR Grant Confirmation Letter of Rs 1.45 crore to the Yellur gram panchayat, here, on Saturday, September 29.

 

Kishore Alva, joint president of Adani UPCL handed over the letter confirming to execute development works worth Rs 1.45 crore in Yellur gram panchayat for the year 2018-19 based on the Action Plan, which would be submitted by panchayat. The letter was handed over in the stage programme organized in the premises of Yellur gram panchayat.

 

 

Later Alva spoke and informed that Adani UPCL has earmarked a special CSR Grant of Rs 22.73 crore totally for 7 gram panchayats for a total period of 3 years and from that package, it is executing development works as contained in the Active Plans of panchayat. Under that Grant, Yellur panchayat has been committed developmental works worth Rs 3.75 crore over a period of 3 years effective Financial Year 2016-17.

 

Alva informed that against the declared CSR Grant of Rs 3.75 crore to Yellur gram panchayat, Adani UPCL has so far taken-up and completed 10 development works as per the Active Plans of panchayat at a cost of Rs 1.88 crore. The completed works include concreting of 500 meters length Paniyuru-Durganagar road, 2500 meters Yellur-Kemmendalu road development, development of 880 meters length Kenja-Mudarangady road, concreting of 250 meters length of Veerabhadra road, concreting of 350 meters Kanchugara Keri road, concreting of 400 meters Kunjuru Temple road, concreting of 790 meters Kenja-Maniyoor road, development of 256 meters length Bellibettu-Aalade road, electrification of Mudarangady road, electrification of road from Admar to Kunjuru Sri Durga Temple.

 

Alva further saidd that 4 development works at a cost of Rs 41.50 lac are in pipe-line and the contract has been finalized for the execution. These include development of road from Admar to Odiperaguttu, development of road from MudarangadiMainroad to Admar SC/ST colony, development of road in Paniyuru and development of Kenja-Mudarangadi road. He requested Yellur GP president and Members to expedite handing over the Active Plan, list of activities for taking-up for execution for the year 2018-19.

 

Accepting the CSR Grant Confirmation letter for the year 2018-19 from Adani, Vasanti Madhwaraj, president of Yellur gram panchayat, acknowledged the Social Development works of UPCL and thanked on behalf of Panchayat members and residents. She informed that till date no Corporates have taken-up village development works in a massive way and Adani’s contribution for the Society under its CSR are highly remarkable.

 

Panchayat member Satish Shetty Guddecchi convened the stage programme. Mamata Shetty, PDO, Chandrashekar, Panchayat secretary, Shilpa G Suvarna, ZP member, Keshava Moily, TP member, Sadashiva Shetty, Raviraj Rao, Vimala Devadiga, Rajendra, Poornima Prasad, Raheem, Leela Devadiga, Mohan Acharya, Vasanti, Vani, Pushpa Shetty, members of Panchayat, UPCL AGM Girish Navada, senior manager Ravi R Jere, Adani Foundation Team members Vineet Anchan, Sukesh Suvarna, Andeep Poojary and Yelluru residents were present on the occasion.