Tata Power : sparks cleanliness drive in Ranchi in line with 'Swach Bharat Abhiyan'

~More than 50 people participate in the drive~
~Over 1,000 kilograms of waste was collected, 40% of which is recyclable~

Tata Power, India's largest integrated power pany, has always been at the forefront of driving various sustainability initiatives aimed at resource conservation and relentlessly spreading awareness to facilitate a greener world. Upholding with this mitment, Tata Power's Tiruldih division organized a cleanliness drive at Ashok Nagar, Ranchi in line with Shri Narendra Modi's national level campaign, 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

The objective of this initiative was to impress the significance of a clean environment as well as inculcate a sense of consciousness and responsibility in the local munity towards natural resources. More than 50 team members, housekeeping crew, officials from Krishna Enterprise (Trust) and Ranchi Municipal Corporation actively participated in the drive. More than 1,000 kilograms of waste was collected during the course of the activity. Participants of the drive also counseled the shopkeepers, footpath traders, fruit and vegetable sellers, salon owners and poachers on the right methods of handling and disposing waste.

Speaking on the initiative, Mr. D. Santra, Head - Tiruldih Project said, "Tata Power firmly believes that cleanliness is next to godliness and that it is our social responsibility to maintain the hygiene of the premises in which we operate. We must also go beyond the call of duty and take the responsibility to educate neighbors about the importance of cleanliness. Through this small initiative, Tata Power hopes to energize the munity and spark encouragement for the Clean India Mission".

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) is a national level campaign by the Government of India, covering 4,041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. The nation-wide campaign was officially launched on October 2, 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself cleaned a road. The campaign is India's biggest ever cleanliness drive.

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About Tata Power:
Tata Power is India's largest integrated power pany with a growing international presence. The Company together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities has an installed gross generation capacity of [8621] MW in India and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz. Fuel Security and Logistics, Generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), Transmission, Distribution and Trading. It has successful public-private partnerships in Generation, Transmission and Distribution in India namely "Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited" with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi, 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi and 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand. Tata Power has developed the country's first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. It is also one of the largest renewable energy players in India. Its international presence includes strategic investments in Indonesia through a 30% stake in the leading coal pany PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), 26% stake in mines at PT Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk ("BSSR") and a geothermal project; in Singapore through Trust Energy Resources to securitise coal supply and the shipping of coal for its thermal power generation operations; in South Africa through a joint venture called 'Cennergi' to develop projects in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia; in Australia through investments in enhanced geothermal and clean coal technologies and in Bhutan through a hydro project in partnership with The Royal Government of Bhutan. With its track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for a multi-fold growth and mitted to 'lighting up lives' for generations to e. Visit us at: www.tatapower.