India’s largest power utility NTPC limited observed its 40th Raising Day on Friday (November 7) with much fervor and enthusiasm here.
At, Sipat Super Thermal Power Station V B Fadnavis, Executive Director, NTPC Sipat unfurled the NTPC flag and greeted all employees on this occasion, a NTPC press release isssued here on Saturday stated. Addressing the employees, Fadnavis detailed about the brilliant performance of NTPC limited along with Sipat Super Thermal Power Station.
He also explained the glorious performance of past 39 years of NTPC and lauded the staff for their invaluable contribution to make NTPC a 43,128 megawatt company. Starting its journey as a pioneer thermal power producer, later on NTPC ventured into other sources of power generation such as Hydro and Renewable energy and emerging as an integrated power major with a significance presence in the entire value chain of power generation business.
All the employees also witnessed Chairman and Managing director, Dr Arup Roy Choudhury’s address to the employees through webcasting. The Raising Day celebration started with 'Prabhat Pheri' at 6 am in which P K Upadhyaya, General Manager (Operation and Maintenance), Debashis Sen, General Manager (Maintenance), N J Jadhav, General Manager (Technical Services & Project) Debabrata Paul, General Manager (Operation), K V K Vishveshwar, General Manager (Fuel Management) along with other employees, Vice President of Sangwari Mahila Samiti Amita Upadhyaya and other members and CISF personnel took part .
For a noble cause and to spread the message of donating blood for saving life, NTPC’s Patanjali Hospital in association with Bilasa blood bank organized a blood donation camp in which employees and members of Sangwari Mahila Samiti donated 58 units of blood. In the evening, a cultural programme was organized by famous artists.