Media Release
Udupi, Oct 24: Adani Power Limited’s Udupi Thermal Power Plant (TPP), located at Yellur in Udupi district, through its CSR arm, the Adani Foundation, performed the bhoomi pooja for a road development project worth Rs 20 lac under the Community Infrastructure Development initiative within the jurisdiction of Palimaru grama panchayat, Kaup taluk.
As part of the Adani Foundation’s annual CSR programme, the bhoomi pooja for concreting of a road at Avarlamattu village was performed by Kishore Alva, executive director and president of the Adani Group, in the presence of residents of Palimaru Grama Panchayat.
Speaking on the occasion, Kishore Alva said that, over the past decade since the Adani Group took over the Udupi power plant, several social development initiatives had been implemented in the surrounding areas. These initiatives cover key areas such as education, healthcare, basic infrastructure, rural sports and social forestry.
He particularly highlighted that special CSR funds had been earmarked for rural infrastructure development across the seven grama panchayats surrounding the power plant. Based on the annual action plans submitted by the respective grama panchayats, the Adani Foundation undertakes the implementation of the identified development works.
Alva further stated that Adani Power Limited had announced a total CSR allocation of Rs 3 crore for community infrastructure development works within the jurisdiction of Palimaru gram panchayat. Of this, development works worth approximately Rs 1.81 crore had been completed to date.
Under the action plan for the current financial year, Palimaru Grama Panchayat had proposed the concreting of the road at Avarlamattu village. Accordingly, the Adani Group has taken up the work under its CSR programme.
The villagers present on the occasion expressed their appreciation for the initiative, stating that the road development work would benefit several residents and farmers in Avarlamattu village. They also acknowledged the benefits extended to the local community through various CSR initiatives of the Adani Group and appreciated the organisation’s commitment to social welfare and community development.
Sudhakar, secretary of Palimar grama panchayat, and Anudeep and Dheeraj, from Adani Foundation, were present during the bhoomi pooja ceremony.