Following the advice of the Chhattisgarh government, NTPC-run power stations in the state have taken up a number of initiatives in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, officials of the power generation corporation said on Thursday.
While the NTPC authorities in Sipat have provided financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh to the Bilaspur district administration for masks, sanitizers and healthcare equipment , the power corporation’s Korba unit has contributed Rs 10 lakh to the district Covid-19 relief fund for providing food and other essential support to the industrial daily wage earners and marginal vendors.
Similar initiatives have been taken up by the NTPC’s Lara authorities for Raigarh district, they said.
The NTPC authorities in Korba and Lara have provided vehicles to the district administrations for Covid-19 mitigating actions.
