The second Phase work of Project Ujjala – the rural electrification project by Vedanta Aluminium, Lanjigarh – kick started December 26, 2008 at Kadamguda Village, near Lanjigarh. The inaugural ceremony for the second phase electrification work commenced after puja, performed by Arjun Chandi, a local village leader. Mr. L.N. Mishra, SDO, WESCO; Mr. Sunil Chand, AGM (Electrical), Vedanta; Mr. CR Behura, Manager (CSR) and more than fifty villagers were present in the ceremony.
Under the Ujjala project Vedanta is bringing lights to villages in its periphery area. The company has already brought lights in two villages – Basantapada and Rengopalli, near its aluminium refinery at Lanjigarh. The second phase work of the project will electrify another six villages, namely – Semilibhatta, Kadamguda, Balabhadrapur, Kendubardi, Chanalima and Chhatrapur (Bhalupada). People of Kadamguda village appreciated Vedanta’s initiative to bring the much awaited electricity facility to the village. “For a long time, we were demanding electricity in our village. Finally we are thankful to Vedanta for this electrification work,” said Duryodhan Chandi, a villager.
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