Bhubaneswar 3.12.2025 (A.D.News) Tata Steel Meramandali dedicating two major infrastructure projects, the illumination of a 3.6 Kilometre stretch of NH-55 and the renovation of Sarpa village pond, aimed at improving road safety and strengthening water harvesting in the periphery of the plant community welfare and sustainable development for villager’s.
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Meheta, Vice President, Operations, Mr. D. B. Sundara Ramam, Vice President Corporate Services Tata Steel Meramandali inaugurated the illumination projects in the presence of local leaders and a large gathering of local community.
Earlier the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan had laid the foundation of this project on August 27, 2025, the key highlights of the programme was the commissioning of a 3.6-km illuminated stretch on NH- 55, between Itap and Nuahata. The project features 90 streetlights mounted on 9-metre tubular double-arm poles, each equipped with twin 150-watt LED fixtures.
The renovation of a pond at Sarpa village, spread over 6008 sq. m with a capacity of 20,007.5 KL. Ground breaking ceremony was held for this. The work includes muck disposal, High-density polyethylene (HDPE) and concrete slope lining, a 1.5-metre-wide pathway, solar streetlights, and a floating fountain to maintain dissolved oxygen levels.
A staircase and seating In addition to this, a 20-km solar-powered road lighting project from Santri Chowk to Maidharpur, located in elephant-prone areas, is also being undertaken by Tata Steel Foundation
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