The 68th Independence Day was celebrated at the MCl Ground at Anand Vihar at Burla on Friday with the MCl CMD Animesh Nandan Sahay hoisting the National Flag.
later, Sahay reviewed a parade by platoons of scouts, Guides and NCC cadets from different schools of Sambalpur led by MCl security and private security contingent.
Stressing on the importance of coal in energy needs of the country, the MCl Chairman called upon all employees of the company to rise to the occasion to meet the responsibility of higher coal production. He informed that MCl has spent a record of `117 crore under its CSR unit in the last fiscal year and `25crore in the four months of the current year.
Regarding new initiatives, Sahay informed that the company is taking forward its Green Mining motto by setting up new coal washeries with capacity of 60MT and new SIlO to reduce pollution, a 2x800MW Super Critical Thermal Power Plant in Sundergarh, a Medical College in Talcher, the Mahanadi Institute of Natural Resources and Energy Management (MINREM) and 50-bed State of the art hospitals at Basundhara and Jharsuguda.
On the occasion, several cultural events were staged by students of various schools of Sambalpur and Burla. later, prizes were distributed among the participants of the march past, cultural programme and meritorious students of all the schools in the district.