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POWERGRID is providing complimentary meal service to all the affected employees and their families. The same practice is also being followed at the Regional Headquarters and other establishments of POWERGRID.
POWERGRID has increased the capacity of its isolation centre in Sector 46, Gurugram which it had set up amidst the pandemic in 2020. A new isolation centre in Manesar has also been set up which is available to the superannuated employees and their families. The isolation centre in Manesar has a capacity of 50 beds and separate facility of beds for those who require to be quarantined.
Under its CSR, POWERGRID had handed over nine ICU Ventilators to the tune of Rs. 1,14,30,000 to the Dean, Government Medical College, Chandrapur. These ICU ventilators are being used to treat the patients during the on-going pandemic. Further, masks and sanitizers are being distributed to the administration in various states including Odisha where 5000 masks and 500 bottles of hand sanitizers were handed over to ADM, Angul for protection and prevention of COVID-19. Understanding the importance of ambulances in the present pandemic, POWERGRID handed over an ambulance to Vadodara Municipal Corporation to take care of COVID-19-affected patients.
Dedicated teams have been constituted by the Human Resource Departments across the regions for helping the staff and their families who are unfortunately suffering from the pandemic. The team is working 24x7 for helping the staff and their family in getting hospital admission and arranging oxygen and medicines etc. The details of these services are being provided to the employees through the centralized helpline numbers which have been shared on the intranet of all regional headquarters and the intranet websites of all other establishments.
The Corporate Communications Department is working towards making the employees and common masses aware about COVID-19 protocols and appropriate behaviour. Government of India initiatives are also being highlighted through creative video, templates and other motivational contents. These are helping in creating awareness.
Website link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1718817
NTPC augments COVID Care Facilities across the country
NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy company under Ministry of Power has added more than 500 beds with oxygen support and more than 1100 isolation beds across plants in various states to provide support to the critical COVID Care.
In NCR region, the Company has set up COVID care centres with facility of 200 oxygen- supported beds and 140 isolation beds in Badarpur, Noida and Dadri. Further, the Company has set up a 500-bed COVID health centre at Sundargarh in Odisha where 20 ventilators have been provided.
Going further, the company has already placed orders for 11 oxygen generation plants in NCR. Besides, two large oxygen generation plants having bottling facility are being set up. Further, the company is also setting up oxygen generation plants at 8 different locations in other states. In addition, the Company has extended support for installation of oxygen generation plants at different Government hospitals in other states.
NTPC has also started vaccinating those who are eligible in the 18-44-year-old category at many of its plant locations. Vaccination drives have been undertaken across NTPC stations in coordination with respective State administrations.
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