OREANDA-NEWS. CGPL, Tata Power's subsidiary implementing Mundra UMPP in line with its philosophy to provide quality education to the children in and around its project, established libraries in the villages of Mundra and Mandvi bloc. This initiative of establishing libraries for the school going children has been initiated under the flagship programme, 'Shiksha Sarathi' with the support of partner agency 'Pratham'.

The libraries have been established to develop healthy reading habits among students and so far 475 students have enrolled under this program. The libraries have a wide variety of books on children stories, fun games and General Knowledge for students from class 1st to 8th who can avail these facilities for free.

These libraries are managed by the village volunteers and the records keeping of the books and children are carried out by them. The volunteers are also trained to manage these libraries and are provided with Library kits for record keeping material and books.

Speaking on this initiative, Mr. K. K. Sharma, Chief- Mundra Project said, "Reading is a very important component of a child's growth and development. Access to right kind of books and opportunities for educational growth can transform a child's future and it's a need of the hour in such remote locations. We are constantly trying to provide children with several facilities that will help them learn more. Libraries and access to good books will help these children to be better learners and more informed citizens. We have received very positive feedback on the initiative and will continue to develop this going forward."

Community work by CGPL

Coastal Gujarat Power Limited has begun the journey of engaging its neighboring communities to address their developmental needs and issues. A systematic strategy has been followed for the identification and grouping of stakeholders based on their influence, leading to a phased stakeholder dialogue. It includes exploring and engaging, building and formalizing, implementing actions and then continuously evaluating in a manner that institutionalizes relationship with communities. The programs and their outcomes are aligned to achieve high level of impact and level of sustenance. The above strategy has taken the Company to a journey that spans the themes of education, health, income generation and livelihood, natural resource management, infrastructure and institution building.

CGPL is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed for setting up and operating the 4000 MW Mundra UMPP. CGPL has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with seven procurers (distribution licensees) from five states i.e. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab for the sale of contracted capacity. The Mundra Power Project, India's first UMPP is progressing well and four units have been commissioned.