The Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) celebrated Om Prakash Jindal’s 89th birth anniversary here on Wednesday with a series of social welfare programmes.
Led by JSPL chief operating officer Pankaj Gautam and Jindal Mahila Samiti president Pratibha Gautam, all the senior officials and employees of the JSPL with their family members and people from the local community paid homage to the visionary and founder of OP Jindal Group, respectfully called as Bauji by one and all.
To mark this occasion, JSPL Foundation organised a blood donation camp in association with Odisha Blood Bank, Angul. The camp was inaugurated by Pankaj Gautam in the presence of executive director, maintenance Suresh Kumar, Iron Making Zone president Damodar Mittal, Brig. KK Chopra, VP-CSR and R SK Sharma, HR and ES head Alok Malhotra, OHC CMO Dr Krushna Prasad Behera, Swami Satyabindu Saraswati and other officials of the company. Total 124 units of blood were collected in this camp.
Gautam also flagged off a 26-seater school bus, which was contributed by JSPL Foundation for education of the children of Adruta Children Home.
On the occasion, OP Jindal Angul Cup Football tournament, organised by the JSPL Foundation, was also inaugurated at Angul Stadium by ADM-Angul Tapan Kumar Satpathy in the presence of District Sports Officer Akhaya Setha, Secretary of Angul Sub Division Athletic Association Nilamani Rout, SK Sharma and CSR GM Puspalata Satapathy. Total 12 teams from different parts of Odisha are participating in this State level football tournament.
A BhajanSandhya was also organised at the Devbhoomi Temple as part of the celebration.
Similarly, staff members and students of the OP Jindal School, Jindal Nagar and DAV-Savitri Jindal School at Badamahitala R and R colony also paid their homage to Bauji by performing a Havan, plantation, swachhata rally and drawing portrait of OP Jindal.
At Bhubaneswar, all the staff members led by Prashant Kumar Hota, EVP & Group Head (CSR & Sustainability), paid their respect to the revered soul. The company also distributed sweets among students of the Deaf and Dumb School at Palaspalli.