New Delhi, 16 September  2008

Press Release

 

BSES Employees donate Rs 50 lakhs towards

 Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Bihar Flood victims

 

  • BSES employees voluntarily donate one day’s salary to help Bihar flood victims
  • Senior BSES officials along with representatives of Delhi State Electricity Workers Union and DESU Technical Staff Association present 2 cheques for the PM’s Relief Fund to the Union Power Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

 

This year river Kosi caused the worst floods in Bihar’s living memory. Large tracks of land were inundated and lakhs of people were rendered homeless; besides destruction of property worth hundreds of crores.

 

The entire nation joined hands to face this “national calamity”. Empathising with the victims, BSES employees decided to contribute their one-day salary to PM’s Relief Fund and thereby express their solidarity with the distressed people. The decision was supported by top BSES management and representatives of Delhi State Electricity Workers Union & DESU Technical Staff Association.

 

Today, Mr H C Sharma, Sr Vice President, and Mr Shripad Chinchansurkar, AVP along with Mr Rishipal and Mr Kuldeep Kumar (President and General Secretary of Delhi State Electricity Workers Union), Mr VD Arya and Mr Ajay Sharma (President and General Secretary of DESU Technical Staff Association), presented two cheques of Rs 25 lakh each to Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon’ble Union Minister for Power, for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

 

“BSES employees voluntarily took this initiative and once again proved that they are keen to stand by those in distress,” said Mr Sharma while recalling how BSES employees distributed thousands of food packets to flood victims in Delhi this August.  He added that BSES was conscious of its social responsibilities and considers such initiatives as “duty towards humanity.”

 

Mr Shinde appreciated BSES’s gesture while receiving the two cheques worth Rs 50 lakh.

 

BSES, Delhi’s premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Prashant Dua

Chandra P Kamat

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