The 74th Republic Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at MTPS Kanti.

New Delhi: The 74th Republic Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at MTPS Kanti.

Mr. Debasis Sahu, Project Head, was present as the chief guest at the function. The Republic Day celebrations started with the flag hoisting by the Chief Guest Mr. Debasis Sahu.

Thereafter, parade contingents of Central Industrial Security Force, Fire Protection Force, City Security Force and DAV school children gave salute and displayed excellent parade. In his address, Mr. Shahu congratulated all those present on the Republic Day and remembered the freedom fighters of the country, whose sacrifices made India a republic nation on the world map.

On this occasion, the chief guest Mr. Sahu gave a message of peace by leaving the balloon in the open sky, as well as distributed blankets among the Jeevika didis trained for mushroom cultivation under the social corporate responsibility of MTPS in the surrounding areas. He said that the project NTPC is determined to organize health, education, employment and basic facilities in the surrounding area. He also said that the development of the area will happen only with the participation of the local people. Shri Sahoo also mentioned several achievements of MTPS.

Senior officials of MTPS also took part in the occasion. Employees of MTPS were awarded under CEO Meritorious Award for their excellent work in their respective fields.

On this occasion Shri K. MK. Pushti, General Manager (Operations & Maintenance), Mr. Ananda Banerjee, General Manager (Maintenance), Mr. Partha Nag, General Manager (Operations), Mr. Manoj Sinha, General Manager (Contracts & Material & Technical Services), Mrs. Suparna Sahu, President (Sanghamitra Mahila Mandal) Dr. Rakesh Nandan Sahay, Additional General Manager (Human Resource), and other dignitaries were present.