 Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 17: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna PSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has provided two colour doppler ultrasound machines to Directorate of health services, Jammu for strengthening the medical infrastructure of the sub district hospital, Kot Bhalwal and community health centre, Akhnoor.
Kailash Rathore, Executive Director, POWERGRID, Northern Region-II handed over the two hi-end latest technology colour doppler ultra sound machines to Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Dy. Director Health Services, Jammu in the presence of Vinod P. Baxala, General Manager (HR), POWERGRID, Dr. Harbaksh Singh, CMO, Jammu, Dr. Kusum Mattoo, BMO, Kot Bhalwal, Dr. Saleem, BMO, Akhnoor and other senior officials of POWERGRID, Health Department of Jammu on 17.06.2022. The cost of these two ultrasound machines is around 43 lakhs.
This CSR effort of POWERGRID will augment the existing health infrastructure in Jammu division will support the hospitals located in Kot- bhalwal and Akhnoor in District Jammu (J&K) to provide medical services to nearby Villages. Since these hospitals are on outskirts of Jammu these latest technology Ultrasound machines will provide great comfort to the populace of these areas which otherwise have to visit hospitals in Jammu city.
The authorities of the health department, Jammu thanked POWERGRID for providing the two hi-end machines and requested POWERGRID to continue contributing to the health infrastructure development in Jammu.
Under CSR activities, health sector is one of the thrust area of POWERGRID especially in the government hospitals of rural and urban areas across the country with the belief that adequate medical infrastructure is important for well being of the general masses. During last three years, POWERGRID has taken up many CSR initiatives in Jammu province amounting to Rs 2.5 crore.
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED is a Maharatna Enterprise under Ministry of Power having its regional headquarters of Northern Region-II at Jammu. POWERGRID is engaged in inter-state bulk power transmission. POWERGRID has 172,557 ckm of transmission lines, 265 Sub-stations and more than 480,457 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 in the States of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir. |
