106 donate blood at Dharmasala camp
Jajpur: As many as 106 persons, including Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, MP Rita Tarai and MlAs Preeti Ranjan Ghadai and Pranab Balabantaray, donated blood at the Jeevan Bindu blood donation camp organised at Dharmasala on Thursday. MlAs Debasis Nayak and Pramila Mallick also attended the camp. Among others present at the camp was BJD district president Naresh Mohanty.
Man commits suicide on rail track in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A middle-aged man, Kalandi Paika, reportedly committed suicide at the Rahama railway station on the Cuttack-Paradip railway line on Saturday evening. Eyewitness said the man was apparently waiting for a train at the Rahama station, but when it was arriving he jumped to the railway track and the running train ran over him.
Sesa Sterlite observes Safety Week
lanjigarh: The Sesa Sterlite limited (SSl) lanjigarh unit observed the National Safety Week that began on March 4 with an objective to ensure that safety and health are integrated in its work culture. The themes of the safety week are March to Safety and Build a Safety Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain. SSl COO KK Dave said ‘zero harm’ is our target and he exhorted all employees of the company to maintain the same like previous year. A safety march was flagged off by senior vice-president of SSl lanjigarh Bimalananda Senapati. The company is organizing various competitions among the workers during the event.
Safety Day observed at A’gul JSPl
Angul: The Jindal Steel and Power limited (JSPl) Angul celebrated the National Safety Day at its plant premises here on March 4. JSPl unit head and Executive Director Dinesh Kumar Saraogi hoisted the safety flag and flagged off of a Suraksha Rath on the occasion. The campaign aims at sensitizing employees, workers, commuters and transporters of the company regarding safety and its paramount importance in the day-to-day life. Activities like distribution of leaflets, organizing safety-related competition among school students and workers were held on the occasion.
RSP holds 44th Safety Day
Rourkela: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) observed the 44th National Safety Day on March 4 by organising safety flag hoisting and oath-taking ceremonies at its plant. The RSP employees pledged to create an all-pervasive organisational climate regarding safety consciousness to attain the objective of zero accident in the plant. RSP CEO GS Prasad emphasized that safety is s paramount aspect that cannot be negotiable. “A culture of safety can only be developed by exhibiting desired behavior by involving all employees through effective functioning of the Surakshya Chakras,” he added.