OUR CORRESPONDENT
KOKRAJHAR: The Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar, MN Dahal on Wednesday visited the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)-Bongaigaon situated at Salakati in Kokrajhar district and appreciated the NTPC's efforts towards fighting COVID-19 and providing uninterrupted power supply to the nation.
Dahal visited the control rooms, TG Hall of the station and interacted with the engineers on various areas of power plant operations and its maintenance practices. He appreciated the engineers for working 24x7 and complemented their service to the nation in the pandemic. He also acknowledged the NTPC's efforts towards renewable energy as he visited the roof-top solar of the station. Later, the DC visited the vaccination centre of NTPC-Bongaigaon, reviewed the vaccination status of the power station and stressed vaccination of all employees, contract workers and people from the vicinity to fight against COVID-19. He also underlined the efforts of the Government of India towards free vaccination and sought NTPC's cooperation to vaccinate all people of nearby areas.