Oil PSUs commit Rs 100 cr to Badrinath revamp: ‘In process’ before Covid
Five state-owned oil and gas PSUs, on Friday, committed Rs 100 crore for the redevelopment of Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand as a spiritual smart city. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the move “would help attract tourists to the state”, adding that oil PSUs would also contribute to the development of Kedarnath, Uttarkashi, Yamunotri and Gangotri. The latest announcement, however, has triggered questions on why oil sector PSUs are directing corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds towards such a project when India is dealing with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To make it ‘self-sustaining’
Sources at oil and gas public sector undertaking (PSUs) told The Indian Express that the decision to contribute to the development of Shri Badrinath Dham “was in the process” before the pandemic.
