The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will provide Rs 25 crore under corporate social responsibility for various reconstruction works and development of facilities in Kedarnath. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed in New Delhi between the state’s tourism secretary Dilip Jawalkar and NTPC CSR executive director MSD Bhattamishra.
It should be mentioned here that MoUs worth more than Rs 100 crore have been signed in the past between leading public centre enterprises and the Shri Kedarnath Dham Charitable Trust.
Jawalkar informed that the Rs 25 crore to be contributed by NTPC to the charitable trust will be used on constructin of Astha Path along the Mandakini river, queue management, constructin of seating arrangements and rain shelters for pilgrims, construction of water ATM near Saraswati river and construction of a rain shelter at the temple plaza among other works.
The corporation will provide the money to the trust in installments.
So far MoUs have been signed for Indian Oil Corporation providing Rs 27.96 crore, ONGC providing Rs 26 crore, Rural Electrification Corporation providing Rs 23.52 crore and Power Finance Corporation providing Rs 25.6 crore under CSR to the charitable trust for reconstruction works in Kedarnath.
