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The pre-primary school at Adan Madkai was inaugurated recently by Godrej Pvt Ltd under their CSR project. The Godrej plant head James Kurian, sarpanch Deepa Naik, panch Shailendra Panajikar, Laxmi Volvaikar, CSR in charge Rahul Sangrole, corporate CSR Prafull More and others were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion Kurian said that the project was executed under the CSR. “We have been using this fund for welfare of society. We felt extremely happy to contribute in educational area by constructing this pre-primary school,” Kurian said. Godrej has spent a total of rupees twenty lakhs on construction of this pre primary school. It includes one classroom, a pantry section, toilet and washroom facility along with a balcony. 

Sarpanch Deepa Naik while speaking on the occasion thanked Godrej company for helping in educational area. 

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The Goan Network
Published Jun 22, 2019, 2:21 AM IST
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