The Century paper mill has prepared a new project under which it will facilitate self employment for locals in the mountainous areas while also help in mitigating forest fires. The mill will purchase Pirul (dry pine needles) from mountainous areas and make blocks from these to be used as fuel. Under the corporate social responsibility fund, the mill will spend Rs 50 lakh on this project in the first year while about Rs 2.50 crore will be spent on development works in nearby areas. The mill’s CEO JP Narain said this while addressing the media on Tuesday.
He said that he had recently interacted with chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and had a detailed discussion with him on the CM’s ideas for facilitating self employment for locals and mitigating forest fires in the mountainous regions. The mill had prepared its work plan in this direction. The mill will purchase Pirul from villagers in mountainous areas and then make blocks from it. The blocks will be used as fuel in the mill. Apart from this, he said that about Rs 2.50 crore will be spent on various development works in the areas near the mill in Lalkuan. These works will include providing furniture to schools, construction of class rooms, beautification of parks, construction of toilets and works in the sphere of sanitation. He informed that the mill had spent about Rs two crore under its CSR fund in the previous year.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | PNS | Lalkuan
