Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, July 5: Under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, a water tanker was handed over by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) to DC Kargil in a function held here today.
A truck mounted water tanker with 9 kl capacity was handed over to DC Kargil for Government Degree College, Kargil. The cost of the tanker is approximately Rs 29.59 Lacs.
The tanker was handed over by Rajesh Kumar, Executive Director (Northern Region-II) on behalf of POWERGRID to Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, District Development Commissioner, Kargil in the presence of Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Kargil, Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon.
Speaking on the occasion, CEC Kargil, DC Kargil and Principal, GDC, Kargil thanked POWERGRID for taking up this CSR initiative for providing this particular infrastructure in the Kargil district which will benefit the students and college staff.
More than 3000 students are enrolled in various undergraduate degree courses at Govt. Degree College, Kargil.
Permanent water supply for daily use was a primary concern for the college.
To resolve the issue, college authorities had raised the matter with the District Magistrate, Kargil who in turn requested POWERGRID to provide a water tanker to ensure an ample supply of potable drinking water for the Govt. Degree College, Kargil students and staff.
Subsequently the MoU for providing this tanker was signed and today this tanker was formally handed over to DC, Kargil for the use of Government Degree College, Kargil.
POWERGRID has been continuously extending support for development of various infrastructure activities in the UT of Ladakh through its CSR initiatives.
So far CSR Projects worth 3 crores have already been executed by POWERGRID in UT Ladakh.
Arshad Iqbal Shah, Sr.GM (Ladakh), Vinod Prakash Baxla, General Manager (HR) and several senior officers from POWERGRID and Kargil District administration along with staff and students of Government Degree College, Kargil were also present during the event.
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