WCL Sanctions Rs2 Crore for Irai River Desilting In Chandrapur
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Nagpur: Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), in a major CSR initiative, has sanctioned Rs2 crore for the desilting and cleaning of the Irai river in Chandrapur.
The district administration, Chandrapur, had initiated a mission from April 25 to June 20 to desilt the Irai river stretch from Chandrapur city to its confluence with the Wardha river, aiming to prevent monsoon flooding, improve hygiene, and mitigate serious public health hazards caused by water stagnation and pollution.
WCL, being a key stakeholder in the local ecosystem due to the proximity of its operational mines, responded to the request made by the collector of Chandrapur. Accordingly, on June 9 an MoU for the said work was signed at a ceremony held at Niyojan Bhavan in Chandrapur. The MoU was signed by Harshad Datar, area general manager, Chandrapur Area on behalf of WCL and Vipin Paliwal, commissioner on behalf of the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation.
The event was held in the presence of Chandrapur guardian minister Ashok Janabai Ramaji Uike, Chandrapur MP Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar, Gadchiroli-Chimur MP Dr Kirsan Namdeo, Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra, Vijay Wadettiwar, collector Vinay Gowda GC, CEO of Zilla Parishad Pulkit Singh, SP Sudarshan Mummaka, KirtiKumar Bhangdiya, Kishore Jorgewar, Subhash Dhote, Karan Sanjay Deotale (MLAs), and Sudhakar Adbale and Abhijit Wanjarri (MLCs).
WCL had previously contributed a total of Rs5.41 crore from its environment fund to support desilting of the same river under similar environmental and public safety concerns.
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