Noida (IP News). The role of power utilities has assumed greater significance as electricity is critical to ensure the smooth functioning of various sectors of the economy. NTPC is committed to providing continuous power to the country while abiding with all the guidelines set by the Government of India as well as state governments regarding lockdown and social distancing. Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC and Regional Heads of NTPC are monitoring all developments and ensuring that there is no gap in Power generation.
Social welfare activities for underprivileged persons and migrant workers in the vicinity of NTPC are also being undertaken.
NTPC intends to ensure both the uninterrupted power supply and the well-being of the employees. Hence, the power stations are operating with the requisite number of manpower while the rest of the employees are contributing from home through the extensive IT support.
Expediting its vigil against the global pandemic of COVID-19, NTPC has already utilised its 45 hospitals/health units to make isolation facilities and procured the requisite equipment for the medical staff to handle such cases effectively. About 168 isolation beds, with oxygen supply, have been created across all hospitals/health units and an additional 122 beds can be made available on need basis. Two hospitals have been made ready for use by state governments to tackle COVID cases including the hospital at Badarpur in Delhi and medical college hospital of Sundergarh at Odisha.
Availability and access to proper healthcare equipment is the need of the hour, a budget of nearly Rs 3 Crores has been allocated for procurement of equipment. At present, there are 7 ventilators in NTPC’s project hospitals. 18 Advanced Level Ambulances with ventilators. Another 18 ventilators and 520 IR thermometers are in the process of procurement for different hospitals.
Personal Protective Equipment and hand sanitisation have emerged as the biggest prevention mechanisms against the deadly Coronavirus.
