Vedanta TSPL celebrates Lohri with children from Sr Secondary Govt. School, Chellanwali Village, Mansa
14th January 2021Mansa, Punjab, 13th January 2020: Leaders and employees of Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), the largest thermal power plant in Punjab, celebrated Lohri with over 300 children from Sr. Secondary School in Chhellanwali village of Mansa.
Lohri celebrations mark the beginning of the harvest season and celebrated with much gusto and enthusiasm in Punjab. TSPL’s leaders and employees were warmly greeted with a welcome song and mesmerizing performance by the students. In line with the Lohri tradition, TSPL CEO, senior leaders, volunteers along with school principal and staff made offerings to the bonfire and prayed for peace and prosperity of the area.
Enthralled by the cultural program and performance by the school students, Vikas Sharma CEO and WTD TSPL addressed the students and remarked, “I am extremely delighted to be a part of this celebration amidst young talents, which bring back memories of my school days. I assure you full support on behalf of TSPL to transform this school into a model school, and share our experiences and knowledge with the students to shape their future and career.”
Lauding TSPL’s efforts in organizing and volunteering for the Lohri celebration, Rajendra Singh, Principal, Sr. Secondary School, Chhellanwali village said, “I am thankful to TSPL volunteers for their efforts and time for making this day so special for children. We are humbled with TSPL’s gesture for volunteering to transform the lives of students. We look forward to long term association and participation of TSPL volunteers in our school.”
The program culminated with distribution of Lohri packets prepared by volunteers amongst the children.
Vedanta’s Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) is a supercritical 1980 MW world-class thermal power plant in Banawala, Mansa district, Punjab and supplies 100% of the electricity it generates to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. TSPL deploys globally benchmarked environment and safety practices making it Punjab’s greenest thermal power plant, and among the foremost zero-harm, zero-waste, zero-discharge thermal power producers in the country. The plant has been instrumental in the socio-economic development of the region since inception.
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