Regional Executive Director (North) Praveen Saxena inaugurated Suraksha Sankalp Sthal constructed inside the NTPC Rihand plant premises in Sonbhadra district on Thursday. This place has been developed with an aim to showcase the safety first approach in this largest power generating company of Uttar Pradesh. Speaking on the occasion, Saxena gave information to the employees and contract workers about various aspects of security along with security pledges. He, along with Rihand Project Head Sanjeev Kumar, also honoured ‘Suraksha Mitras’.
After that the RED (North) visited Stage-2 with a capacity of 500 MW and inspected all the major places. Saxena also held several review meetings with employees and officers at workplaces and highlighted the opportunities as well as challenges in the power sector. Pankaj Mediratta, GM (O&M), SK Srivastava, GM (Operations), RN Sinha GM (Maintenance), SS Pradhan, GM (ADM), Jimmy Joseph, AGM (Security), Zakir Khan AGM (HR) and employees of NTPC Rihand and others were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, NTPC Rihand Rajbhasha Section organised the ‘kavi sammelan’ in Tarang Auditorium with the aim of promoting the official language and showcasing its prevalence. The ‘kavi sammelan’ was started with the devotional offering of flowers to Goddess Saraswati and lighting of the lamp. In this ‘kavi sammelan’, veteran poets from different corners of the country, including famous poets Arun Gemini, Pratap Singh Faujdar, Dr Sarita Sharma, Sudeep Bhola and Neelotpal Mrinal participated.
In the beginning, Project Head of NTPC Rihand Sanjeev Kumar welcomed the chief guest and RED (North) Praveen Saxena, Chairperson of Uttara Mahila Club Dr Neelam Saxena and other distinguished guests and poets. The programme was conducted by Dr Sarita Sharma. Speaking on the occasion, the RED (North) expressed his happiness to be a part of such a rich cultural programme. He said poetry transcends boundaries and connects people together through the beauty of language and emotions. Project Head NTPC Shaktinagar Rajeev Akotkar, Chairperson of Vanita Samaj Piyusha Akotkar,GM (O & M) of NTPC Vindhyachal Rajesh Bhardwaj and Vice- Chairperson Suhasini Sangh Subha Bhardwaj and many others were also present.