At the time of the nationwide lockdown to combat Covid19 pandemic, Sangwari Mahila Samiti of the NTPC, Sipat project, on Wednesday distributed 35 packets of grocery to the families of the Leprosy colony at Brahm Vihar Kusht Ashram in Ganesh Nagar in Nayapura, Bilaspur.
The Sangwari Mahila Samiti (SMS) of the NTPC Sipat project also distributed three bags of green vegetables to each of the impoverished families at the Leprosy colony.
The Samiti also distributed 25 packets of groceries, including rice, wheat, flour, dal, edible oil, salt, potatoes and onions to residents of the Kalyan Kunj senior citizen home, Bilapsur.
This apart the SMS had distributed provisions, masks and sanitizers to the contract labours engaged in the work within the project township.
They also provided Rs 50000 to the district red cross society, Bilaspur.
Besides, the ladies’ club is providing 5,000 masks to the contract labours working under different contracts in the NTPC Sipat plant.
For stitching of these masks, six unemployed women are earning Rs 25,000 each for stitching of the masks.
Expressing her happiness, Kamala Padmakumar, president, Sangwari Mahila Samiti said: “The club is always dedicated for the welfare of the marginalized sections of our society.”