CSR: REC commits financial support of Rs 7.50 crore to Mizoram State Sports Council

New Delhi: REC Limited, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Power, has committed financial assistance of about Rs 7.50 crore under its CSR initiative for "construction of REC – MSSC motorsports race track and sports complex" at Lengpui, Mamit District of Mizoram. This will be the first and only race track in the North East region and it will host international events in the future.

The work under the project includes the construction of a 2 km long and 6-meter wide race track, two-storeyed building as well as sports complex facilities like administrative building and dressing, rooms, conference hall, medical room, official room, cafeteria, VIP room and equipment room; spectator galleries and parking areas, safety and security fencing etc.

The memorandum of agreement (MoA) in this regard has been executed between REC Foundation and MSSC in presence of Minister of State (I/c) Sports & Youth Services of Mizoram Robert Romawia Royte, Tourism Department's Director V Lalengmaia, Addl. Residential Commissioner (Mizoram House) Alex V Chanwngthu, MSSC's Secretary & CEO John John Tanpuia, REC Limited's Director (Finance) Ajoy Choudhury, REC Limited's Executive Director (CSR) Dr Kajal (IAS) and other officials of REC Limited.

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