Media Release
Udupi, Aug 5: Adani Owned Udupi Power Corporation Limited, which is generating 1,200 MW power at Yellur village in Udupi district, under its CSR wing Adani Foundation, inaugurated development works in the villages of Belapu gram panchayat (GP).
The five development works involving construction of compound wall for Belapu Grama Panchayat Office, Concreting of Devegowda Colony Road, Concreting of Belapu-Malangoli Road, Concreting of Jarandaya Road and Concreting of Inner Roads at Vinaya Nagar, at a total cost of Rs 55 lac, were jointly inaugurated and made open to the villagers by Dr Deviprasad Shetty, President of Belapu gram panchayat and Kishore Alva, president & executive director of Adani.
After the inaugurations, speaking on the Stage programme at the premises of Belapu gram panchayat, Dr Deviprasad Shetty expressed happiness on the CSR initiatives of Adani UPCL, which are benefitting the village and rural people at large.
He informed that the previous promotors of this thermal power company failed to execute the CSR in a satisfactory manner and did not gain the confidence of the local people. However, UPCL after coming into the hands of Adani Group, is giving attention for the overall development of the surrounding villages under its CSR and the social development programmes of Adani are welcomed by the villagers, Dr Devi added. He further advised villagers to maintain the surroundings clean and green to continue as a model village.
Later, Kishore Alva spoke and informed that Adani, in addition to the execution of CSR programmes under Education, Health, Social Forestry, Promotion of Rural Sports, is giving special attention on the overall development of infrastructure facilities in the surrounding villages. He also told that Adani management has accorded approval of Rs 22.73 crore, which is only for taking-up the infrastructure development works over a period of 3 years in 7 gram panchayats based on the advice of District Administration and Panchayat Union. Under the Community Infrastructure Development programme, Adani UPCL has to execute development works worth totally Rs 3 crores in Belapu Panchayat for a period of 3 years and till date Rs 1.31 crores worth development works have been already completed by Adani UPCL, Alva added. He further informed that the balance works would soon be taken-up as per the action plan of panchayat.
Shobha Bhat, vice president of Belapu gram panchayat, Shekabba, taluk panchayat member, panchayat members Dinesh Poojary, Suresh Devadiga, Anita Anand, Noor Jahan Faisam Banu, Vijayalakshmi Devadiga, Karunakara Shetty, Ushavasu, Sharath Kumar, Zaheer Ahmed, senior agriculturist Mendonsa, Adani UPCL’s AGM Girish Navada, senior manager Ravi R Jere, Adani Foundation staff Vineet Anchan, Anudeep Poojary and Sukesh Suvarna were present on the occasion.