NHPC observes 130th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar

IMPHAL , Apr 15
NHPC, India’s premier hydropower company organized a special programme to commemorate the 130th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar at its Corporate Office, Faridabad today.
Sunil Shastri, former Minister and Ex-MP (Rajya Sabha) was the chief guest on the occasion, said a statement of NHPC.
The programme began with floral tributes to the statue of Dr Ambedkar by Sunil Shastri along with AK Singh, CMD, NHPC; NK Jain, Director (Personnel); YK Chaubey, Director (Technical) and Biswajit Basu, Director (Projects).
During the programme, Sunil Shastri shared his thoughts on the life of Dr BR Ambedkar and asked everyone to take inspiration from Dr Ambedkar by adopting any of his principles in contributing towards nation building.
AK Singh expressed his gratitude to Sunil Shastri for sharing his thoughts on life and contribution of Dr BR Ambedkar and stated that everyone must incorporate the teachings of Dr Ambedkar in their daily lives, it added.
The celebrations were held following the norms of social distancing in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The programme was viewed live across all NHPC Regional Offices, Power Stations and Projects through web-casting.