Media Release
Mangaluru, Dec 14: Infrastructure development works worth Rs 17 lac were kick-started in the limits of Yellur grama panchayat in Udupi district, under the CSR grant of Adani Foundation, a CSR wing of Adani group, the group which is operating a thermal power plant in Yellur village, Kaup Taluk, Udupi District.
The concreting work of 78 meters length Maniyuru Math road, 78 metres length Krishna Nursery Road, 100 metres length Pilichandi Road and 95 metres length Ulluru road were got kickstarted by way of Bhoomi Pooja by Kishore Alva, executive director & president of Adani Group and Raviraj Rao, president of Yellur grama panchayat.
Based on the demand by the villagers to Yellur GP to develop the mud / kachcha road to overcome the difficulties of pedestrians and vehicle riders on these roads, the GP has conveyed a general meeting and submitted a Kriya Yojana (Action plan) to Adani Foundation to consider concreting the above kachcha roads in the present FY 2024-25.
Accordingly, Adani Foundation has considered taking-up the work of concreting these roads under Community Infrastructure Development scheme of CSR incurring a project cost of Rs 17 lacs, Kishore Alva said on the occasion.
Further he informed that as against the committed CSR grant for infrastructure development works of Rs 3.77 crore in Yellur village, so far Adani Foundation has taken-up the works worth Rs 3.04 crore in addition to the other social development works under education, health and drinking water projects.
He also informed that Adani has declared the grant of Rs 22.73 crore exclusively for infrastructure development works in 7 Grama Panchayats in addition to initiatives in the field of education, health and promotion of rural sports. Against the declared grant of Rs 22.73 crore for infrastructure development works, Adani Foundation has implemented the woks worth Rs 13 crore for the usage by villagers.
Speaking on the occasion, Raviraj Rao, president of Yellur GP, informed that Yellur and surrounding villages are witnessing the development works being executed by Adani Foundation. He expressed happiness on the contributions made by Adani Group for the upliftment of the society under various heads and informed that Adani Group has proved the development of villages with the industrial development.
N Usha Kotian, vice-president of Yellur grama panchayat, Vasanti Madhwaraj, former president, Harish Moolya, Dayanand Shettigar, Shobha Shetty, Santosh Shetty Admar, members of Yellur GP, local residents, Raghavendra Shetty, contractor and Ravi R Jere, AGM of Adani Power Limited and Anudeep from Adani Foundation, were present on the occasion.