Community Development

• 4 Villages of 2 Panchayat area in which our Refinery is located, is adopted by MRPL.
• Integrated development plan worked out jointly with the Zilla Panchayat and Village Panchayat, is implemented.

Various areas covered under Community Development are :

Education:

MRPL School continues to get grant of about Rs. 1.5 Million per annum from the company and about 65% of the children are from the neighbouring places.

• Upgradation of rural school in the Fishermen village of Panambur and other neighbouring schools.
• Donation of furniture and computers to Schools.
• Donation of pressure cookers to various schools for Midday Meal programme.
• Scholarships to Students - 31 Schools covering 190 Students.

Health:

Running a free Primary Health Centre at the Rehabilitation colony in Chellairu Village.

• Donation of Ambulance to the Red Cross Society at Mangalore.
• Conducting Artificial Limb Camp and providing free artificial limbs to the physically challenged.
• Free Medical and Eye camps.
• Providing medical facilities at for the neighbouring community at MRPL hospital.
• Helping in Malaria, Polio and Filarial eradication programmes of District Health Department.

Drinking Water Facility:

Providing financial assistance to the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Project, which provides drinking water facility to a group of 10 villages.

• Providing drinking water facility at Permude village.
• Providing approx. 5 kms. water pipeline to take water from Kaikamba to the Project Displaced Rehabilitation Colony.
• Digging Borewells in Villages.

Infrastructure Facilities:

Black topping of village roads.

• Construction of Bus shelter at Bala Village
• Construction of Culvert at Kuthethur Village
• Construction of Road at Kalavar Village
• Construction of Samudaya Bhavana at Bala Village
• Desilting of major storm water drains in the villages and in the Mangalore Corporation area.

Sports, Environmental and other activities :

Providing assistance to pursue training in Sports

• Conducting public awareness programme in Environment, Fire Fighting and Safety awareness in surrounding villages.
• Providing assistance for Beach cleaning.
• Providing a teacher for the Special School for the mentally challenged kids.
• Organizing events like Cricket events under PSPB.

Self Help Groups (SHG)

In order to help the poor & underprivileged neighboring people, self help groups like Mahila Mandals are being given training on various skill developing activities. They are also being assisted in activities, which help them in generating income.