By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 9 Aug: A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed today between the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA), a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), and SEWA-THDC, a THDCIL sponsored not-for-profit registered society, for providing financial assistance of Rs 1.05 Crore funded by IREDA. The CSR project is sanctioned for the development of a Sport Science Centre Hall (approximately 298 sq metres) at Koteshwar, Tehri, to support the training of Indian athletes in the Kayaking & Canoeing discipline.
The MoA was signed by Durre Shahwar, Additional General Manager (HR), IREDA, and Amardeep, General Manager (S&E), THDCIL, in the presence of Pradip Kumar Das, CMD (IREDA), Dr Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Director (Finance and Projects), IREDA, Shallinder Singh, Director (Personnel), THDCIL and other senior officials of IREDA.
Speaking on the occasion, CMD, IREDA highlighted that the development of the Sport Science Centre Hall is a fundamental milestone towards the planned development of a world-class High-Performance Academy dedicated to the sport of Kayaking and Canoeing, with the goal of long-term athlete development and excellence situated in Koteshwar.
The CMD emphasised that, while the investment in sports related activities ensures improvement in health care, IREDA intends to support providing advanced facilities to the sportspersons for improvement in the overall health and performances in Kayaking & Canoeing.
