The Statesman, 27th June, 2008
Statesman News Service BHAWANIPATNA : Every house of two tribal dominated villages ~ Rengopali and Basantapada, near Lanjigarh of Kalahandi district were provided with electricity yesterday in the first leg of project ‘Ujala.’ Mr Balabhadra Majhi, Narla MLA inaugurated the project. Others present were, Vedanta Alumina Limited (VAL) CEO, Mr BK Sharma, COO, Dr Mukesh Kumar and corporate social responsibility (CSR) chief Mr Samiron Sarkar. This project is part of CSR of VAL and intends to provide electricity to 18 villages around the plant. The total cost of the project is Rs 3 crore and about 12,000 villagers will benefit from the project, sources said. “VAL intends to develop Kalahandi district and bring significant changes in the quality of life of the people by promoting health, education, livelihood, infrastructure, sports and culture activities,” said Mr Sharma.
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