NHPC sponsors wood carving training

GANGTOK, 12 Feb: One-month capacity building and skill up-gradation program on Wood Carving started at Dung-dung on 10 February. The training has been organised by Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom (DHH), Govt. of Sikkim and is sponsored by Teesta-V Power Station, NHPC Ltd.
A press release informs that the training aims at the up-liftment of the underprivileged and to make them self-reliant. The training has 15 participants and was inaugurated by MLA, Singtam-Khamdong, Am Prasad Sharma.
The training is part of NHPC’s Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (CSR-SD) activities for 2013-14. The inaugural function was attended by Dy. Director, CT Lepcha and Asstt. Director, C Bhutia of the DHH, Govt of Sikkim.