Singrauli: Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a Miniratna company of the Government of India, on Thursday launched several schemes related to infrastructure, education, skills, employment, clean drinking water during the Amrit Mahotsav of India under CSR. These schemes were launched and inaugurated by Hon’ble MP Sidhi-Singrauli Smt. Riti Pathak.
During the program, MLA Chitrangi Amar Singh, General Manager (Block B) Harish Duhan, General Manager (CSR), NCL A.K. Singh, SDM Chitrangi Shri Nilesh Sharma, and other public representatives were involved.
During the program Smt. Riti Pathak while appreciating the work done under NCL CSR in the overall development of NCL Zone said that the company looks forward to the development of the local community with the utmost sensitivity. He appreciated the efforts of NCL in the direction of skill development, cleanliness, and women empowerment and expressed confidence that the public welfare activities of the company would continue in the future also.
On this occasion, MP Sidhi-Singrauli Smt. Riti Pathak inaugurated the road prepared at a cost of 1.6 crores in Semuar Panchayat. With the construction of this road, about 10000 people living in Pali, Semur, and nearby villages will be benefitted.
In this sequence, Smt. Pathak distributed certificates and sewing machines to 27 girls who had taken training in the ongoing sewing training center under the skill development program of NCL with the aim of making local women/girls self-reliant. He encouraged all the girls for self-employment and appreciated the efforts of NCL in the direction of women’s skill development and livelihood generation.
In this episode of the program, water coolers with 4 ROs were given to ensure the provision of clean drinking water for the school-going children. With this, clean drinking water will be accessible to more than 1000 students.
In order to ensure the provision of modern education in remote villages, NCL has distributed eight sets of smart TVs with computers to the schools located in eight panchayats. With this scheme, children of government schools will be given education through smart classes and they will also get basic knowledge of computers.
In this sequence, mats, playschool slides, utensils (plates, glasses, and spoons) were also distributed to the children studying in 43 Anganvani located in 10 panchayats of Singrauli district. Along with this, school bags and shoes were distributed among the children of four government schools. Not only this but advanced laboratory equipment was also distributed in 4 government schools so that more than 500 students would get practical knowledge of science.
On this occasion Smt. Riti Pathak and MLA Chitrangi Shri Amar Singh flagged off the Naudia garbage collection vehicle and handed it over to the representative of the Panchayat. This vehicle will go door to door collecting wet and dry waste separately. With the help of this vehicle, proper management of waste will be ensured in Naudia residential settlement and more than 5000 people living there will get a clean environment.
In the sequel of the program, Mrs. Pathak inaugurated the 525-meter boundary wall of the school located in village Bhowdar at a cost of 30 lakhs. With this construction work, about 200 students will get a safe campus for playing and other activities.
During this, MP, MLA, and other public representatives also visited the Khadi and Handloom Center set up by NCL. This center has been set up with the help of the NCL-IIT BHU Incubation Center in which about 30 women are becoming self-reliant by getting employment from Khadi.
