Gajapati JE found with Rs 94.1l assets
Brahmapur: Vigilance officials on Friday conducted raid on the houses and office of Junior Engineer Allam Sethy Radha Raman of R Udayagiri block in Gajapati on the allegations of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets. Raman’s residential houses at Gandhi Nagar here and Chudanga Sahi in Puri, residential Government quarter and office room at R Udayagiri were simultaneously searched. Total movable and immovable assets, including the three-storied building at Gandhi Nagar, amounting to Rs 94,11,626 were detected in the names of Raman and his family members.
Social security training for labourers held
Cuttack: A voluntary organisation the Center for Child and Women Development (CCWD) in association with the Action Aid and the European Commission organised a training programme here at the Gandhi Bhawan to empower the workers. Odisha Building and Construction Workers Welfare Board chairman Subash Singh inaugurated the programme and said skill development is important for the labourers. District labour Officer Banamali Mohapatra informed about the process of registration, benefits and minimum wages. CCWD secretary Sadasiv Swain, Manas Ranjan Pradhan and Ashok Gochhi also spoke.
Senior citizens visit Dhamra Port on its anniv day
Dhamra: On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the Dhamra Port, about 40 senior citizens of Dhamra and nearby areas went on a familiarisation trip to the port on Friday. They got a chance to see the operation and expansion works inside the port. They were explained about the port and railway functioning. DPCl CEO Subrat Tripathy felicitated the senior citizens at a function organised in the port premises in the presence of other senior officials. A mini marathon and cultural programmes were also organised.
RSP receives National Energy Conservation Award
Rourkela: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) bagged the National Energy Conservation Award 2015 in the Integrated Steel Plant sector. GM (Electrical) P Sahoo and DGM (EMD) PK Baisakhiya received the award from the Union Ministry of Power at a function at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The RSP has taken a number of initiatives, as a result of which the overall specific energy consumption in the plant has come down from 6.97 Giga Calorie per tonne of crude steel in 2009-10 to 6.57 Giga Calorie per tonne of crude steel in 2014-15.
IFFCO Paradip receives five awards this year
Paradip: The IFFCO, Paradeep Unit got the “FAI Environment Protection Award” in the Fertiliser Sector for outstanding achievement in Environment Management. Paradip Unit Head AK Panda received the award from Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar in a function held at New Delhi recently. The IFFCO Paradeep also received the “Greentech Environment 2015- Platinum Award”. This was received by GM (Materials) DS Rao in a function held at Hyderabad. The IFFCO received “Kalinga Safety-Gold Award,” “CII 16th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management” and “Greentech Safety Gold Award in this year.