Tata Power organised a Mutual Aid Response Group (MARG) meeting and a mock drill exercise for Jamshedpur Circle-I at Jojobera Plant. Representatives from the eight different neighbouring industries namely Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Tinplate, Tata Cummins, TMl Driveline, lafarge, JUSCO and Steel Strips ltd. participated in this full day event.
The objective of the initiative was to enhance the coordination between the neighbouring industries, assessing the risk involved in the operation and mapping the resources available in the nearby areas. MARG was formed to meet the requirements of Business Continuity Plan & Disaster Management Plan as per the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines.
Addressing the event, Vijay Namjoshi, chief- Jojobera Station, Tata Power, said, “MARG is a unique initiative that will act as a platform for knowledge sharing and ensure how neighbouring companies can help each other during crisis. We all hope that members of MARG meets frequently in various occasions at Jamshedpur to discuss the measures on how can we improvise on meeting the emergency and adapting to the changing needs. At, Tata Power safety is considered to be a core value and we will ensure we provide a safe and secure working environment to our employees.”
This initiative is another step towards ensuring a safe environment and mitigating adverse situations for its employees and nearby stakeholders by providing them with state of the art training and sensitisation programmes. Safety and security is of utmost importance at Tata Power and the company aims at achieving world-class safety performance.