Pirul Power: ADB sanctions Rs 14 crore to UREDA

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a financial help of $2 million (Rs 14 crore) to Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) for establishment of Pirul based power and bio mass units in Uttarakhand. The project has also been sanctioned by the screening committee of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), ministry of finance of Government of India.

The secretary Power, Radhika Jha who played a key role in doing the spadework for approval of the project said that a proposal of Rs 14 Crore was put before the ADB for employment generation from pine needles, reducing forest fires, creation of women self help group (SHG), the training of women SHG for collection and storage of Pirul, setting up of Pirul based projects with the help of Van- Panchayats and their capacity development.