A five member delegates from Asian Development Bank (ADB) paid a visit to NTPC plant at Sipat in Bilaspur district from 25-28, a press statement of the plant informed on Sunday.
The ADB members were given a floral welcome by Executive Director, Y V Rao and other General Managers and senior executives. The five member ADB team of Briyan Quantos Kafirma, Jocelyn Erlinda Sarmiento Munsayace, Jose Frazier Palloma Gomez, Marige Bonita Princiyte and Shinya Kondo visited various places of Sipat plant along with its periphery area and project affected villages.
“The members visited control room, switch yard, coal stock yard and other plant areas. They had an interaction meet with Executive Director along with senior executives to realize the over all plant development. During their plant visit they met contract labours and discussed on their socio-economic development, welfare and social security,’’ the press statement informed.
It is note worthy to mention that Sipat Super Thermal Power Project is the first super critical technology based power plant of NTPC and ADB is a prime lender. Other than plant visit the ADB team visited the project affected villages, discussed with the land oustee and saw various developmental works carried out by NTPC under corporate social development-community development programme.