JSPL is always with people at the time of need: Jindal

Angul, Jun 03: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday dedicated the COVID Care Centre at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) Plant Angul, in presence of Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das and JSPL’s Chairman Naveen Jindal. Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb, Chhendipada MLA Susanta Kumar Behera, Angul Collector Sidhartha Shankar Swain, Angul SP Jagmohan Meena, JSPL’s Managing Director VR Sharma, JSPL’s Angul Executive Director Hridayeshwar Jha and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
The COVID Care Centre is equipped with 270 oxygen supported beds, which includes 10 Non-invasive ventilation beds and five ICU beds with ventilators. Inaugurating the COVID Care Centre Shri Pradhan appreciated JSPL’s support to the government in fighting the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. He deeply appreciated JSPL’s Chairman Shri Naveen Jindal for his leadership in supplying the lifesaving liquid medical oxygen to various hospitals across the country. Minister Shri Pradhan mentioned that JSPL’s vision to build the largest Steel Plant of the World of 25 MTPA at Angul by 2030 will certainly fructify the aspiration of the local youths for sustainable livelihood and improve the Quality of Life of the People in the Region.
Minister Pradhan highly appreciated the facilities created in the 270 bedded COVID Care Centre by JSPL for the people of Angul. Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das also thanked JSPL for its efforts to extend life support Oxygen, medical treatment and livelihood support for the local community to fight the global pandemic. JSPL is the FIRST mega industrial house in Odisha to build a fully equipped facility at its own premises for the treatment of COVID-19 affected persons. Speaking at the opening of the COVID Care Centre, JSPL’s Chairman Jindal said that “JSPL has always stood with people at the time of need.
For JSPL it is always Nation First. As a responsible corporate citizen, we at JSPL always respond to the People’s need on time especially during the calamities and Pandemics. I hope this COVID Care Centre will efficiently serve the needs of people of Angul and support the government in fighting the global pandemic”.