Kargil, July 05: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) handed over a Truck Mounted Water Tanker with 9 kL capacity to DC Kargil for Government Degree College, Kargil under CSR on 05th July 2024.

Under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of POWERGRID, the tanker was handed over by Shri Rajesh Kumar, Executive Director (Northern Region-II) on behalf of POWERGRID to Sh. Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, IAS, District Development Commissioner, Kargil in the presence of Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Jaffer Akhoon. Sh. Arshad Iqbal Shah, Sr. GM (Ladakh), Sh. Vinod Prakash Baxla, (General Manager HR) and several senior officers from POWERGRID and Kargil District administration along with staff and students of Government Degree College, Kargil were present on this occasion.

The cost of the handed over tanker is approximately ₹29.59 Lacs.

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More than 3000 students are enrolled in various undergraduate degree courses at Govt. Degree College, Kargil, the largest College in UT Ladakh. Permanent water supply for daily use was a primary concern for the college. To resolve the issue, college authorities had raised the matter with the District Magistrate, Kargil who in turn requested POWERGRID to provide a water tanker to ensure an ample supply of potable drinking water for the Govt. Degree College, Kargil students and staff. Subsequently the MoU for providing this tanker was signed and today this tanker was formally handed over to DC, Kargil for the use of Government Degree College, Kargil.

This project is an initiative of POWERGRID in District Kargil, towards promoting education. POWERGRID has been continuously extending support for development of various infrastructure activities in the UT of Ladakh through its CSR initiatives. So far CSR Projects worth 3 crores have already been executed by POWERGRID in UT Ladakh.

On this occasion CEC Kargil, DC Kargil and Principal Government Degree College, Kargil thanked POWERGRID for taking up this CSR initiative for providing this particular infrastructure in the Kargil district which will benefit the students and college staff of the district.

POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED is a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Power and is engaged in inter-state bulk power transmission. POWERGRID has 177,790 ckm of transmission lines, 278 Sub-stations and more than 527,946 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%. POWERGRID performance has been consistently Excellent by achieving very difficult measurable parameters which are set in MoU signed with Ministry of Power, Government of India.

POWERGRID, Northern Region -II with headquarter in Jammu is having its Transmission System spread over in the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.