Women’s Day celebrated at NTPC
Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project also joined the rest of the country in celebrating International Women’s Day here at Salakati on Tuesday in Kokrajhar district. UtpalChakrabarti, Group General Manager of NTPP spoke at length about the history of this august day and how at present society, women are leading at important positions throughout the world.
The celebration began with a cake cutting ceremony by the women employees of NTPC Bongaigaon alongwith CISF and UPL.This was followed by a brainstorming session on this year’s theme-“Pledge for Parity”. A host of various types of games was also organized to commemorate the occasion.
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