Guwahati: Numaligarh Refinery Limited, a subsidiary of Oil India Limited is planning to tap into untapped talent pools and create opportunities for aspiring athletes in remote areas of Assam, said Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, Managing Director of NRL, during the inauguration of Guwahati Premier Football League yesterday.
“NRL has invested Rs 15 crores in Abhinav Bindra's Abhinav Futuristics Private Limited, which is one of the highest investments in the sports development sector of Assam”, Phukan told Business North East, adding that it is a “significant step towards promoting sports and enhancing the region's athletic capabilities.”
“As part of NRL's commitment to corporate social responsibility, the company has been actively involved in sports promotion, with an established football academy already in operation”, he added.
Recently, NRL and OIL, in partnership with Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra's initiative, has unveiled the Abhinav Bindra Sports Enhancement and Rehabilitation Centre in Jorhat and a floodlight facility in Golaghat.
The collaboration was inked through memorandums of understanding with the state government, Abhinav Futuristics Private Limited, Oil India Limited, and NRL “envisioning the establishment of sports training and rehabilitation centers in Guwahati and Jorhat”, informed a release. The project, valued at Rs 23.78 crore, carries an additional operational maintenance cost of approximately Rs 2.49 crore.
“The NRL is dedicated to promoting sports in rural parts of the state”, the MD informed this publication. “This initiative aims to tap into untapped talent pools and create opportunities for aspiring athletes in remote areas.”
In addition to their focus on sports development, the NRL MD informed that the group is set to increase its presence from three to nine locations, including the installment of a 1,640-km long pipeline and the construction of India's first bamboo-based biorefinery by March 2024.
The bamboo biorefinery, a joint venture involving NRL and its partners, boasts a total investment of Rs 4,000 crores which will produce 50,000 tons of ethanol, 16,000 tons of furfural, and 11,000 tons of acetic acid annually.
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