Extending healthcare services to people living in the periphery of its operational areas has always been a priority for Tata Steel. It has always been a integral part of Tata Steel's periphery development and corporate social responsibility plan.
As part of the endeavour, Tata Steel constructed a new air-conditioned ward at the Community Health Centre, Danagadi in Jajpur district. Pritiranjan Ghadai, MlA, Sukinda, inaugurated the new facility in the presence of Rajiv Kumar, vice president (operations), Kalinganagar Project of Tata Steel.
Prasant Mallick, general manager, corporate services, Kalinganagar Project; lalita Roy, chairman of Dangadi block; Mihir Mohanty, BDO, Danagadi and other senior health officials were present on the occasion. Tata Steel has spent Rs52 lakh for construction of the AC Ward and peripheral infrastructure.
It is a 10-bedded furnished AC ward with power backup and separate blocks for male and female patients. The ward is furnished with beds fitted with medical accessories, air conditioners, power backup, water tank with auto censor, chairs, tables, water purifier, storage almirah, etc.
Besides, common corridor roof connecting both old and new blocks, concrete road with drain and sitting stands have been constructed. Further, to provide safe drinking water to the peripheral villages of Kalinganagar while promoting use of alternative energy, the steel major on Monday commissioned solar-powered community drinking water points in five different villages in Kalinganagar area.
The villages, where the drinking water points were commissioned, are Dholpathar, Raya, Mirgichara, Madhuban and Bhitarmanika. Gahdai inaugurated the solar-powered community drinking water point at Dholapathar.
Each of the community drinking water points consists of a water pump, which runs on solar power, an overhead water tank having a capacity of 5,000 litres and four taps attached to a common stand post. The company has spent Rs35 lakh for setting up these drinking water points.