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A CSR Co-ordination Group has been formed at NTAMC for facilitating the remote assisted
Corporate level to monitor, coordinate and facilitate troubleshooting of transmission system.
expeditious approval for providing necessary - Necessary staff stationed in RTAMC/
assistance/relief to needy communities/ various NTAMC & sub-station premises for shift
sections of society and for execution of various operations ensuring social distancing and
activities related to COVID-19 under CSR. other requirements.
- Rooms at site prepared for quarantining
Innovation, R&D and Technological suspected cases.
breakthrough /Preventive Measures (for the - Maintained sufficient stocks of Spares, Diesel
organization and employees)/ Any Other
Significant Measures taken by the Company & other essentials.
• Extension of ERP & IT services for Work from
POWERGRID has taken number of steps to contain Home:
spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its impact. - Residential E-Office access through VPN
Various measures taken by POWERGRID in this provided to all executives.
regard are – - Residential SAP access provided through
• POWERGRID restricted entry for all foreign VPN.
visitors including Indian nationals arriving from - Cloud Storage provided to all users to ensure
any destinations in its offices. Entry of other minimal dependency in office for accessing
visitors to the office restricted to separate facility records.
located on ground floor. - Network Drives of Regions/CC access and
• Meetings through Video Conferencing/tele storage space expanded.
conferencing promoted. - Usage of E-mails instead of IOMs.
• In order to prevent finger based biometric - Video conferencing/ Calling/ Remote file
attendance, facial recognition based attendance sharing provisions ensured to promote
system made operational for all employees. employee to Work from Home.
• Mandatory thermal screening of employees & • Company’s HR has been taking various initiatives
visitors done at the entry gate. to promote e-learning amongst the employees
• Hand sanitizers installed at multiple points across during COVID through various Functional/
the office/floors. behavioral Online Trainings/ Webinars/ Talks
• Sanitization of office building, cars, Handbags, and also programmes on meditation, wellbeing,
laptops & Mobile etc. are ensured.
• Masks/Use of Aarogya Setu App made
compulsory for all employees including contract
workers.
• Accommodation provided in the sub-stations to
the essential staff (such as Security Guards, House
Keeping etc.) ensuring social distancing and to
prevent exposure of sub-station to any infection.
• Operation support for substation and transmission
line at various locations in the country through
remote facility at National Transmission Asset
Management Centre (NTAMC) at Manesar,
Gurgaon:
- System Expert engineers camped at

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