Chhattisgarh

• 11 Mar 2022

Safety Innovation National Award, 2021

Why in News

• NTPC Lara, located in Raigad district of Chhattisgarh was awarded the Safety Innovation Award, 2021 by the Institution of Engineers, Safety and Quality Forum, New Delhi at the 18th Safety Convention.

Key Points

• NTPC received this award from Prof. DP Agrawal (Former Chairman of Union Public Service Commission) and Dr. H.O. Thackeray, (Chairman of the Institution of Engineers).
• Harish Mittal (Senior Manager (Safety) Lara) received the award on behalf of NTPC Lara.
• The award was given to NTPC Lara in the energy sector category for implementing innovative safety management systems at the workplace.
• Lara Super Thermal Power Station is a coal based power plant located near village Lara, Taluk Pusor in Raigad District of Chhattisgarh. It has an installed capacity of 1600 MW. The major feature of this plant is 800 MW super critical technology.