Tata Power’s Maithon power plant distributed flood relief items among flood affected villagers of Sitamarhi district in Bihar under the ‘Tata Bihar Floods Relief Program 2017’ that was launched by Tata Sustanibility Group (TSG) under the banner of One Tata Response. The convener of the programme was appointed by TSG and accordingly, K Chandrashekhar, ED & CEO of Maithon Power limited, duly supported by several other Tata group companies.
Under this program, each flood affected family was provided 2 mosquito nets, 1 Tata Swaach water filter, 2 high quality tarpaulin sheets, 1 solar lantern cum mobile charger. As part of the relief initiative, the NGO partners (Action Aid) and volunteers of ‘One Tata Response’ demonstrated the use of all items to the villagers so that they could make efficient use of these essential commodities. The relief program targeted to distribute the above-mentioned relief items to approx. 3000 affected families of various districts of Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran and West Champaran, and about 362 families of Bhadadih, Sonpura, Rakhiya, Runni and Shivnagar villages.
Speaking on this initiative, K. Chandrashekhar, CEO & ED - Maithon Power ltd, said, “Maithon Power limited and Tata Power’s philosophy is built on a strong social outlook. Through this initiative we intend to help those affected by the recent floods by supplying them with commodities that will not only help them today, but also in the future. The relief items consisting of technologically forward products such as water filters, mosquito nets will help these people in gaining an advantage over the immediate effects of flooding like rise in water borne diseases and insect problems. The solar lanterns cum mobile chargers will help these villagers with light and mobile charging solutions to stay safe in the nights. We are grateful to our NGO partner as well as volunteers who have helped in this relief efforts”. The affected people have got a huge relief when Tata Power came to distribute relief materials to them. This is the part of their Social Responsibility Programme.