PINAKI MAJUMDAR Jamshedpur, Aug. 28: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) would invest Rs 12 crore this fiscal under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Director (personnel) and in charge of SAIL's raw materials division, Ganatantra Ojha, said majority of the funds earmarked for CSR would be spent towards developing model villages in mining areas and near the steel plants of the company. He was speaking at an inaugural function of the second model village, Baraiburu, adopted by the company. The village is near the Meghahatuburu mines in the West Singhbhum district. The first village to be adopted by the company under the programme was Kalta, which is close to the Kalta iron-ore mines in Orissa. He said the company has spent about Rs 1 crore for development of the model village at Baraiburu. It has provided the villagers a steady supply of drinking water, solar street lamps, a multi-purpose community hall and a public lavatory. The company's efforts were supplemented by the state-funded Indira Awas Yojana, which came handy in the construction of 24 pucca houses in the hamlet. The village head Jhonu Purty, who was present on the occasion and expressed satisfaction over the development activities. "We are happy because we are now a part of the model village that has all facilities found in a township. We are thankful to SAIL for helping the hamlet,' said Purty. Elaborating on CSR activities, Ojha said, the company plans to adopt and develop four more villages in the current fiscal.