NTPC TALCHER KANIHA DISTRIBUTES MASKS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Bureau,Odishabarta

TALCHER:As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to escalate, NTPC Talcher Kaniha management is taking pro-active measures to contain the spread of infection in its peripheral villages. Asserting the crucial importance of masks in being the most effective way of combating COVID-19, the Station under its CSR initiative distributed over 5,000 masks to Bijigol, Rangabeda, Gadasila, Karadei, and Kateni villages. Prioritizing precautionary protocols and health advisories issued by the State Government, NTPC Talcher Kaniha took this initiative to ensure the safety of people in nearby villages.

A team of NTPC CSR officials provided the masks to representatives from each village, namely, Shri Ganeswar Pani, Secretary, Bijigol, Shri Jayakrishna Sahoo, President, Rangabeda, Shri Brundaban Pradhan, President, Gadasila, Shri Binod Bihari Sahoo, President, and Secretary, Karadei, and Kateni respectively. To effectively practice social distancing norms, the village representatives will ensure distribution of the same among the families of their respective villages.

Till date, NTPC Talcher Kaniha has distributed over 23,000 masks to communities in surrounding villages. The Station plans on providing 15,000 additional masks among villages like Ambapal, Takua, Badahira, Masunihata, Tolakbeda, Baradangua etc., over the next few days.