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Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
NTPC Kudgi's empowerment drive upskills girls from 5 villages
1 2 3 4 Vijayapura: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Kudgi has rolled out its Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) 2025 in five project-affected villages—Kudgi, Masuti, Golasangi, Telagi, and Muttagi. The initiative will benefit 76 girls, aligning with the central govt's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme, and aims to foster gender equality and holistic development. Akshay Hujare, CSR executive, NTPC Kudgi, informed that the workshop commenced on May 21 and will conclude on June 21. "We have selected 76 girl students studying in class 6 from 14 schools in rural areas. Over the course of the workshop, participants will engage in an immersive experience that includes academic sessions, life skills training, yoga sessions, sports, and various co-curricular and extracurricular activities. We are inviting achievers in the region to interact with these students so that they can get motivated. It is not just a workshop, but a transformative journey. By offering a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment, the initiative continues to inspire young girls to grow into confident, capable, and future-ready individuals," he claimed. Hujare said that basics of the students' school subjects will also be covered in the workshop. Bidyanand Jha, executive director, NTPC Kudgi, told TOI that GEM is a flagship CSR project launched in 2018 in the vicinity of NTPC power stations across the country. "It was conferred as the first runner-up in the prestigious 2014 UN Women India (Women's Empowering Principles) award in the 'community engagement and partnership' category. This initiative is implemented in NTPC Kudgi since 2021 by conducting a month's residential workshop for rural girl students. This mission aims to educate, inspire, and empower our young daughters to dream big and achieve even bigger. Through this mission, NTPC aims to contribute to building a more equitable and progressive society," he added. He also asserted that some talented and interested employees of NTPC are also engaged in this workshop. Workshop participants Poornima, Khairunbi, Basamma, Basheera, and other students said that they came to the campus with just the clothes they wore. "As soon as we arrived here, we got a kit with all daily need materials - right from footwear to hair clips. We are also getting benefits of medical, menstrual care, and dental check-up camps. At home, we were least bothered about eating and were deprived of nutritious food. Here, we are getting sufficient and nutritious food. Moreover, our lifestyle has improved with habits like waking up early in the morning. We were never away from our parents and hence we were homesick in the beginning. However, caretakers ensured that we synchronised with the new environment and now we feel like this is our own home," they shared.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
NTPC conducts mock drill at Kudgi plant
Vijayapura: NTPC Kudgi successfully conducted a comprehensive mock drill to assess emergency preparedness on Tuesday night. The drill aimed to assess and enhance its crisis response capabilities . The high-intensity simulation tested the plant's emergency preparedness under real-time, high-pressure conditions. The scenario involved a simulated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attack on the COT and DOT oil tank locations, critical infrastructure areas within the plant. The drill focused on evaluating the readiness, responsiveness, and coordination of NTPC Kudgi's internal teams alongside CISF units. NTPC and CISF personnel demonstrated swift and effective action in identifying, containing, and neutralising the simulated threat, showcasing their preparedness and operational synergy.A detailed debriefing session followed the drill, bringing together all key stakeholders. During the session, officials, including Vijayapura SP Laxman Nimbargi and NTPC Kudgi executive director Bidya Nand Jha, reviewed the execution of the operation and analysed performance indicators such as the speed of team mobilisation and response, the efficiency of communication across NTPC, CISF, and external agencies, and the level of coordination among multiple emergency response feedback provided by state officials like SP Nimbargi and Rakesh Jainpura, coordinator, Disaster Management Cell, Vijayapura, underscored the importance of such preparedness exercises. Jha said as a responsible energy producer, NTPC Kudgi continues to prioritise the health, safety, and security of its employees, infrastructure, and surrounding communities, ensuring robust systems are in place to respond to any crisis Bisnoi, assistant commandant, CISF, senior state officials, CISF personnel, and NTPC Kudgi officials also observed the proceedings.
