Vizianagaram attracts Rs 20 crore in CSR funding for various works
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Collector Dr BR Ambedkar said that the Axis Bank will provide Rs 15 crore for the development of 40 water tanks in the district. The selected 40 tanks in the Nellimarla, Garividi, Gurla, and Merakamudidam mandals within the Champavathi river basin will be dredged, their embankments strengthened, plantations carried out, and check dams constructed.
Similarly, the nuclear power corporation of India has sanctioned Rs 1 crore for medical equipment at the medical college.
The company has also approved Rs 54.5 lakh for additional classrooms in govt schools in Nadipalli and Chintapalli villages of Pusapatirega mandal.
Bharat Dynamics Limited has sanctioned Rs 1 crore for classroom projects in 37 govt schools, Rs 14.5 lakh for basic amenities in social welfare hostels, and Rs 7.16 lakh for medical equipment at Gajapathinagaram area hospital.
Power Grid Corporation has donated a generator to the blood bank run by the Indian Red Cross Society. The district collector stated that these funds will contribute significantly to the development of education, healthcare, and social welfare sectors in the district.
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