Gangwar lays foundation stone of ESI Hospital
New Delhi: Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, Govt. of India laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded ESI Hospital, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Gummanur Jayaram, Minister for Labour & Employment, Training & Factories, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh was the Chief Guest of this function. Vanga Geetha Viswandh, MP, Kakinada presided the function. The other dignitaries to grace the occasion were Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Dy. CM and Minister for Revenue, Stamps & Registration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Pinipe Viswarup, Minister for Social Welfare, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Kurasala Kannababu, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation Marketing Food Processing, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Sunkara Pavani, Mayor, Kakinada Municipal Corporation, Chikkala Ramachandra Rao, MLC, Dwarampudi Chandra Sekar Reddy, MLA, Kakinada City and RK Kataria, Medical Commissioner, ESIC.
NTPC TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR Air Quality
New Delhi: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer, signed an agreement with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to provide financial support for installation & commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS). NTPC will provide financial support of `80 crores for installation of 25 CAAQMS across 6 States and 3 Union Territories. The CAAQMS will be installed in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Patna (Bihar), Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad (all in Uttar Pradesh), Pimpri – Chinchwad (Maharashtra) and Madurai (Tamil Nadu). Along with these cities, CAAQMS will also be installed in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (Port Blair, Silvassa and Daman). The MoU was signed by Dr. Prashant Gargava, Member Secretary, CPCB and Ravi V Babu, General Manager (Corporate Environment Management), NTPC Ltd in presence of Shri Prakash Tiwari, Director( Operations), Ramesh Babu V, ED to CMD and B Basu, CGM(SSEA). Data garnered from these stations will be used as inputs for Air Quality Index evaluation for the respective cities. NTPC is continuously making efforts to curb pollution in varied ways.
SRM Arts & Science College celebrates annual day
New Delhi: SRM Arts and Science College, Kattankulathur celebrated its 26th Annual Day on 24th February 2020 in the College Campus. The Programme started with the prayer song followed by the welcome address by K Mathiyazhagan, Head, Department of Tamil. The Principal of the College, Dr R Vasudevaraj, read the Annual Report who highlighted the students' achievements in Academic, Co-curricular, Extra-curricular activities and Placement. Dr.K.Subburam, Director (Academics), SRM Arts and Science College in his special address encouraged the students to have passion in their chosen fields and chase their dreams. Dr.T.P.Ganesan, Pro Vice Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology in his presidential address stated how the college has been fulfilling the needs of the students and instills the social responsibilities in them for a better society.