Media Release
Udupi, Nov 26: The newly constructed floor at the premises of St Piyus Church located in Palimar village was inaugurated by Adani UPCL’s joint president Kishore Alva, Jeetendra Futrado, president of Palimar gram panchayat, Fr Dr Rock D’Souza, parish priest of St Piyus Church, Fr Lewis Desa, parish priest of Santhuru Kopla Church on the occasion of St Mary’s annual day celebration at the church on November 25.
The flooring work was executed at a cost of Rs 10 lac under the CSR programme of Adani UPCL.
Recognizing the concern for the village development activities, the management committee of St Piyus Church honoured Kishore Alva on the occasion.
Speaking here, Alva informed that UPCL after being taken over by Adani Group, is emphasizing on providing the basic infrastructure facilities and maintaining the green environment in the surrounding villages. Accordingly, the company has earmarked special CSR grant of Rs 22.73 crore for executing development works for a period of three years in the surrounding seven gram panchayats. He further said that Palimar gram panchayat has been declared a CSR grant of Rs 3 crore for executing developmental works over a period of three years, out of which nearly Rs 52 lac worth developmental works were already executed by the company and works worth Rs 35 lac are in progress.
Fr Francis Lewis Desa informed that every human should be like a candle and should throw light for the development of society. Everyone should know their responsibility for the upliftment of society.
Dr Rock D’Souza applauded Adani’s contribution for the development of the villages.
Explaining the CSR initiatives of Adani in Palimar panchayat limits, Jeetendra Futrado informed that the residents of Palimar are lucky enough that they are getting the facilities of Adani’s CSR and those CSR activities have become a role model.
Diny Kutinho, vice president of St Piyus Church, Sumangala Devadiga, vice president of Palimar GP, Satish, PDO, Abdullah, Satish Devadiga, members of panchayat, Girish Navada, AGM of UPCL, Ravi R Jere, sr manager, Vineet Anchan from Adani Foundation were present on the occasion.