DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
Jammu, jULY 16
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) handed over six (06) TruNat machines for TB Testing at different Tuberculosis Units (TU) in Jammu and Samba Districts in J&K under CSR to Director Health Services Jammu on 16th July,2024.
Under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of POWERGRID, the TruNat machines were handed over by Shri Rajesh Kumar, Executive Director (Northern Region-II) on behalf of POWERGRID to Dr.Rakesh Magotra. Director Health Services Jammu . Sh. Dharminder Kumar, DDC Member , Bishnah, Sh. Vinod Prakash Baxla, General Manager(HR) of POWERGRID , Dr. Harbaksh Singh, CMO,Jammu Dr. Jyoti Jolly, State Tuberculosis Officer (TB), Dr Shamim Ahmad Choudhary BMO Bishnah and several senior officers from POWERGRID and Health Department, Jammu were present on this occasion. The cost of the handed over TruNat Machines is ?89.20 Lacs. These six machines have been installed at Sub District Hospitals (SDHs), R.S Pura, Akhnoor, Bishnah ,Primary Health Centre, Dansal in Jammu District and District Hospital, Samba , Community Health Centre, Ramgarh in Samba District.
The main objective of CSR&S activities of POWERGRID is to have tangible, impact, primarily around its area of operation with main focus on activities addressing the basic needs of society. Government of India through National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme has developed numerous strategies and mechanisms to achieve its vision of TB free India by 2025.
Timely detection of the disease contributes to a large extent in its efficient treatment and eradication and therefore, POWERGRID through Procurement of 6 machines for Government Health Centers, particularly at rural area will contribute to achievement of vision of TB free India. This project is an initiative of POWERGRID in Districts of Jammu and Samba, towards improvement of health care facilities and elimination of TB from these two districts. POWERGRID through its contribution under CSR for eradication and elimination of Tuberculosis has put measurable impact thereof in timely diagnosis and cure of disease thereby enhancing the reach and effectiveness of TB services.
POWERGRID has been continuously extending support for development of various infrastructure activities in the UT of J&K through its CSR initiatives . So far CSR Projects worth 15 crores have already been executed by POWERGRID in UT J&K.
On this occasion Director Health Services, Jammu DDC member Bishnah , CMO, Jammu and BMO Bishnah thanked POWERGRID for taking up this CSR initiative for providing this particular infrastructure in the Jammu and Samba districts which will benefit the common masses in early detection of TB which will ultimately lead to freedom from this disease. POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED is a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Power and is engaged in inter-state bulk power transmission. POWERGRID has 177,790ckm of transmission lines, 278 Sub-stations and more than 527,946 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%.POWERGRID performance has been consistently Excellent by achieving very difficult measurable parameters which are set in MoU signed with Ministry of Power, Government of India. POWERGRID, Northern Region -II with headquarter in Jammu is having its Transmission System spread over in the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
