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Declaration No. 36/88 Postal Regn. NO.WB/SL/269/86 DVC Current Vol. No. XXXXI January - March, 2007 2006-2007 A YEAR OF EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE & RECORDS FOR DVC PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS • • • • Thermal generation increased by 11.3% over 2005-06 to 13779 MU. Gross generation improved by 12.6% over 2005-06 to 14136 MU. Revenue from power increased by 23.7% over 2005-06 to Rs. 4314 crore. Net surplus (PAT) improved by 15.4% over 2005-06 to Rs. 1239 crore ALL TIME RECORDS • • • • • • • • • • • 71.18% overall PLF against 63.98% of 2005-06. 13779MU thermal generation against 12385 MU in 2005-06. 83.3% PLF in thermal generation in December, 2006. 92.4% PLF in thermal generation on 27 January, 2007. 104.2% PLF at MTPS on 2 January, 2007. 85.16% PLF at MTPS against 79.96% of 2005-06. 90.8% PLF at BTPS ‘B’ on 12 November, 2006. 60% PLF at BTPS ‘B’ against 55.8% of 2002-03. 95.7% PLF at DTPS on 4 December, 2006. 67.31% PLF at DTPS surpassing 62.23% of 1985-86. 90.9% PLF at CTPS on 21 March, 2007. **** Oil Synchronisation Of MTPS Unit-5 Oil Synchronisation of the 250 MW Unit 5 of MTPS was successfully done on 30 March. Construction work of this unit started in October 2005 and the commercial generation of power is expected to commence shortly. According to the schedule, the 250 MW sixth unit of MTPS will be ready for generation in the month of October, 2007. Our Chairman, Secretary and Directors congratulated all the employees of MTPS for the successful oil synchronisation of Unit-5. Shri S.K.Ghosh, Chief Engineer (O&M) & Project Head and Shri T. N. Nandi, Chief Engineer (Construction), MTPS also conveyed their wholehearted congratulations to all employees of MTPS and construction agencies. Incidentally this is the only Thermal Power Unit in Eastern India which has been synchronized within the 10th Five Year Plan. 2340 MW Mejia Thermal Power Station will be Eastern India’s Largest Power Station by 2010 (Phase I : 1340 MW + Phase II : 1000 MW) **** 'We Should Feel, We Are The Best' – Shri A K Barman, Chairman 'We should feel, we are the best'. This was said by our Chairman Shri A. K. Barman in the function organized at DVC Headquarters on 30 March to felicitate him by officers and staff on completion of his one year distinguished service in DVC. The programme started with the welcome address of Shri A. Chakraborti, Additional Secretary. Our Secretary Shri S. Biswas presented the floral bouquet and gift to Chairman. This was followed by the address of Chairman to all employees of DVC. In his address, Chairman has elaborately highlighted the recent achievements of DVC and future plans for progress. He specifically mentioned that DVC has a huge potential to achieve new heights. "For this, all of us should work together as a team with understanding amongst us. The interest of the organization is to be looked first", he said. He assured everybody that in near future our collective dream will come true. After Chairman's address, Shri S. K. Saha, Chief Engineer (Commercial), Shri S. K. Ghosh, Deputy Chief Engineer(SPM), Shri R. Agarwal, Supdt. Engineer and Shri M. I. Ghani, Sr. Joint Secretary spoke highly about Chairman's significant contribution during this one year for all round rapid progress of DVC. Besides Secretary, Chief Vigilance Officer, all our Directors and Senior Officials were present in this function. **** Shri Gautam Chatterjee, IAS New Chief Vigilance Officer of DVC Shri Gautam Chatterjee, IAS, took over as the Chief Vigilance Officer of Damodar Valley Corporation with effect from 20 February, 2007. Shri Chatterjee, an IAS officer of Maharastra cadre, has worked in various capacities in his distinguished service career. He was Additional Municipal Commissioner of Bombay Municipal Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and District Magistrate of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Prior to joining DVC, Shri Chatterjee was the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. 2 **** Deputy Chief Minister, Jharkhand Visits Maithon Shri Stiphen Marandi, Hon'ble Dy. Chief Minister of Jharkhand visited Maithon on 2 February. On his arrival, he was received by Sr. Chief Engineer (Generation) & Project Head at Chairman's camp office. During the brief period of his stay, the Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister met the Chief Engineers and Head of the Departments of DVC along with officials of rural electrification programme and Maithon Power Ltd. in a meeting. He wished DVC all success in its new venture. Rakesh Mehta In Maithon Shri Rakesh Mehta, Principal Secretary, Department of Power, Government of Delhi visited Maithon on 5 February. He was accompanied by Shri A. Das, Chief Engineer (11th Plan) from Kolkata. On his arrival, Shri Mehta was received by the Chief Engineer (CLD) and Chief Engineer (Hqrs.) of Maithon Project at Chairman's camp office. During his visit, Shri Mehta went to the Unified Load Despatch Centre, Maithon Hydel Station and Maithon Dam. In a press meet later on, Shri Mehta said that Delhi is looking forward for DVC power to meet the power deficit in the capital city. **** Inauguration of DVC Portal and E-mail Services Our Chairman Shri A. K. Barman has inaugurated the new DVC Portal and e-mail services on 4 February at DVC Towers, Kolkata. This new portal and e-mail services will act as a platform to effectively exchange data within and outside the organization. It will also provide a collaborative environment for creating, editing and sharing documents and information easily within an integrated work space. It may be noted here that DVC has already established high capacity MPLS-VPN amongst its all thermal power stations, headquarters at Kolkata and operational headquarters at Maithon in collaboration with BSNL. Arrangement for regular videoconferencing among all stations has also been done. The new facility will improve the productivity in DVC through access to current mission–critical data, lower costs due to streamline administration and improve responsibilities to customers due to timely and pro-active inter office communication. More than 1,000 employees of DVC will be able to use this services at a time. First Prize for DVC Stall DVC bagged the first prize in the last Industrial India Trade Fair for its well decorated Stall with informative exhibits under middle level category. The fair was organized by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Salt Lake Stadium of Kolkata in February, 2007. Our Chief Public Relations Officer received the prize, on behalf of DVC, from Shri Somnath Chatterjee, Hon'ble Speaker of Loksabha, who was the Chief Guest of the award giving ceremony. **** 3 Brief History of Damodar Valley Corporation – A Look Back River 'Damodar' The river 'Damodar' is known for its erratic nature and recurrence of flood for time immemorial. Rising from the Palamau hills in the state of Jharkhand, Damodar flows in south-easterly direction. On entering the deltaic plains of West Bengal, the river abruptly changes its course to southern direction and ultimately joins the river Hooghly near Kolkata. Flood Records The erratic character of the Damodar had long been a cause of worry to the people and the government alike. During the dry months the flow level of the Damodar remained too low but in the rainy season the river was subject to flash floods. Floods not only used to destroy crops and properties but also created swamps and pools – the breeding grounds of mosquitoes. Malaria and dysentery were the regular occurrence, which lowered the vitality of the people in Damodar Valley area. Early Investigations The problem of taming the Damodar river had engaged the attention of the people and the Government since the early years of 19th century. In 1863, the then Government of India had explored the Damodar Valley for possible flood control measures and schemes for irrigation and navigation. The initial investigation did not yield significant results. A supplementary survey was made in 1886 and a proposal was mooted for construction of 12 detention dams on the river Damodar and six on the Barakar river at selected sites. The Government of India forwarded this proposal to the Secretary of the State of India who turned it down on the plea that the proposal involved a risk of serious financial loss. The question of controlling the Damodar was again revived in 1900 when the flood caused widespread havoc. But, the then Government continued to tinker with the problem. In August, 1913, floods of the highest magnitude were recorded and following public outcry the issue was reopened again. The study of the problem continued till 1920 and a revised scheme for the construction of the flood detention reservoirs was prepared. This scheme also met the fate of the previous one. Ultimately in 1939 the "Damodar-Hooghly Flushing and Irrigation Scheme" was approved by the then Bengal legislature. But nothing further was done. One positive gain, however, of all these half-hearted efforts over a century was a collection of valuable hydrological data which proved useful in the preparation of a project report for setting up of the present Damodar Valley Corporation. 4 The 1943 Enquiry Committee A moderate flood of Damodar breached the left embankment near Amirpore in Burdwan District on the night of 16 July, 1943. There was an old course of the river "Debidaha", just outside the embankment. The river found its way into this "Daha" and overflooded the countryside to a depth of 6 to 7 feet at places and many villages were devastated. The then Bengal Government with the notification no. 2788-I, dated 14 December, 1943, constituted an Enquiry Committee to advise on permanent measures to control floods in the 'Damodar' river and in particular to advise on the utility of the scheme for flood-regulating reservoirs prepared in the year 1920. The committee had the following as members : Chairman 1) Maharajadhiraj Bahadur Udaychand Mahtab, M. L. A. of Burdwan. Members 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Dr. M. N. Saha, F. R. S., Professor of Physics, Calcutta University. Mr. C. C. Inglis, C. I. E., Director, Central Irrigation and Hydro-dynamic Research Station, Poona. The Conservator of Forests, Utilisation and Research Circle, Bengal. The Conservator of Forests, Bihar. The Deputy Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Irrigation Branch, Bihar. The Chief River Surveyor to the Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta. The Chief Engineer, Bengal, Communications and Works (Irrigation) Department. Rai Bahadur Kanwar Sain, I. S. E., Punjab. Secretary 10) Dr. N. K. Bose, Director, River Research Institute, Bengal. The Enquiry Committee first met on 17 January, 1944. The members were welcomed by the Hon'ble Mr. B. P. Pain, Minister for Communication and Works. The committee was asked not only to suggest long term measures for flood control but to cover development of railways, roads, irrigation and health in Damodar Valley. The committee mooted for the first time the idea of tackling the problems of the Damodar basin on the model of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) of USA. It was a comprehensive and welcome suggestion and the Government of India commissioned the Central Technical Board to study the proposal. A conference of the representatives of the Central Government and the Government of Bihar and Bengal was held on 3 January, 1945 and it was decided that all relevant information having a bearing on the unified development of the Damodar basin should be collected and a preliminary memorandum will be prepared. The Voorduin Memorandum The Central Technical Power Board secured the services of late Mr. W. L. Voorduin, a senior engineer and the staff of the TVA on the basis of the recommendation made by the Enquiry Committee. He prepared the preliminary memorandum and outline of a plan which aimed at flood control, irrigation, power generation and navigation in the Damodar Valley. It was subject to the scrutiny of a technical expert team from USA consisting of two eminent engineers. Two Indian engineers, A. N. Khosla and M. Narasimhaiya were also associated with the team. This expert body approved the Voorduin's memorandum. A meeting of the three Governments i.e. Bengal, Bihar and Central, was held in April, 1946 to consider this memorandum and the reports submitted by other technical experts and its Indian associates. Out of these deliberations, emerged the Damodar Valley Project. B. K. Gokhale, ICS, was appointed as the first administrator to implement this project in May 1946. S. N. Majumder, ICS, succeded him in October of the same year. 5 Birth of DVC The appointment of an administrator for the Damodar Valley Project was only an interim arrangement. Steps were then taken to constitute a full fledged authority for the implementation and efficient administration of the project. By special resolution drawn up in terms of section–103 of the Government of India Act, 1935, the Legislatures of Bihar (Presently Jharkhand) and Bengal (presently West Bengal) agreed to set up the Damodar Valley Corporation. An agreed draft of the constitution of this body was prepared and placed before the Constituent Assembly of India (legislative) on 1st December, 1947. This was the Damodar Valley Corporation bill, which was passed by the Parliament of India on 18 February, 1948 and placed on the statute book on 27 March, 1948. Out of this Act of Parliament, the Damodar Valley Corporation was born on the 7 July, 1948. The DVC Act The Damodar Valley Corporation is a corporate body constituted under the DVC ACT (Act No. 14 of 1948) consisting of a Chairman and two members to be appointed by the Central Government after consultation with the State Governments of Bihar (presently Jharkhand) and West Bengal. As stated in the preamble of the Act, the object of establishing the Corporation is the development of the Damodar Valley in Bihar (presently Jharkhand) and West Bengal. The statutory functions of the Corporation as per DVC Act are : (i) flood control, (ii) promotion and operation of schemes for irrigation, water supply and drainage, (iii) generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy, (iv) promotion and control of navigation in the Damodar Valley and its tributaries and channels, (v) promotion of afforestation and control of soil erosion in Damodar Valley, (vi) promotion of public health and agriculture, industrial, economic and general well-being of the residents of Damodar Valley. Damodar Valley Project Initially the main features of the Damodar Valley Project were : (i) Construction of 7 dams with a view to moderate a design flood of 10 lakh cusecs to the level of 2.5 lakh cusecs. Out of these, four multipurpose storage dams at Tilaiya, Maithon, Panchet and Konar were constructed with attached hydel power generating station at the first three dams; (ii) Construction of a thermal power plant at Bokaro with a generation capacity of 2,25,000 KW; (iii) Construction of a power transmission grid running over more than 800 route-miles; (iv) A barrage at Durgapur with 1550 miles of irrigation canals and distributaries including an 85 mile long navigation canal which joins the river Hooghly. Diesel Power Station of DVC The power generation history of DVC starts with the installation of one diesel power station of 1.2 MW at Tilaiya in 1950. It was primarily meant for supplying power for construction work of the dam. It also provided surplus power upto 450 KW for the electrification of Kodarma Mica Mines and Hazaribagh town to meet the urgent need for power. Similarly, one steam turbo-generating station of 2.5 MW was installed at Kumardhubi for supplying power during construction of Maithon dam project in early 1951. From here also the surplus power up to 1 MW was supplied to the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. Beginning of Power Generation The primary consideration of setting up of DVC was control of floods. But Mr. Voorduin's multipurpose plan also included construction of a hydro-electric power plant in each of the reservoirs with a total generating capacity of 2,00,000 KW and a thermal power station with an installed capacity of 1,50,000 KW. All these schemes for power generation were included in the first phase of implementing DVC Project. When preparation of detailed estimates was taken up and the construction of dams and hydro-electric power stations began at Tilaiya and Konar, the then technical experts of DVC with the approval of the 6 participating Governments and the Planning Commission started work for extending the transmission system to meet the urgent demand for power in areas bordering the Damodar Valley. Provisions were made for 376 miles of 132 KV transmission lines and 85 miles of 33 KV transmission lines with 24 substations. Subsequent development of transmission and distribution system of DVC shows that with the increase of load, DVC power system require expansion and refurbishment programme of transmission and distribution system. It had also been undertaken. Emphasis On Thermal Power The significance of the provisions for coal burning thermal power stations in a river valley where the generation of cheap hydro-electricity has immense possibilities were mainly for meeting the increasing demand for power to the mines and industries in and around Damodar Valley. Besides this, the thermal power station could cope up the seasonal variation in the generating capacity of hydro-electric stations as 'Damodar' is basically a monsoon river. It is to be noted also that DVC, being located in the biggest coal reserve area of the country, has the locational advantages both in terms of logistics and economy for preferring thermal power generation in DVC system. Hydel and thermal generation has further been supplemented by the construction of a gas turbine power station in 1989 to provide peaking power in the DVC system. DVC : The Growth Process Being a pioneer integrated river valley project with multipurpose objectives, DVC had to face constantly challenges of the time and absorb new technology to execute its project. During the phase between 1950 and 1960 i.e. within a span of ten years DVC completed Hydel Power Stations at Tilaiya, Maithon and Panchet dams along with Bokaro 'A' thermal power station. In the next two decades i.e. between 1961 and 1980, six units of Chandrapura Thermal Power Station were constructed along with three units of Durgapur Thermal Power Station. During the post 1981 period, DVC constructed 630 MW Bokaro 'B' Thermal Power Station, 82.5 MW Gas Turbine Station at Maithon, one 210 MW unit at Durgapur Thermal Power Station and one 40 MW Hydel Power unit at Panchet. The construction and commissioning of all the three units of Mejia Thermal Power Station were completed by the end of 1999. The fourth unit of this power station was commissioned in February, 2005. Growth in DVC's Power Generation Due to construction of the series of hydro-electric and thermal power stations and induction of one gas turbine power plant, DVC's installed generation capacity increased from 59.5 MW in 1952-53 to 2971.5 MW in February, 2005. With the increase in capacity addition, DVC's role as a power utility in the eastern region became so overwhelmingly important that DVC practically became synonymous with power generation. Export of power Since December, 2002 DVC started exporting surplus power to the deficit regions of the country through power traders. Over the period, the quantum of export has increased substantially. Water Resource Management DVC has four storage dams at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon, Panchet and one barrage at Durgapur capable of moderating floods of 6.5 lakh cusec to 2.5 lakh cusec in the lower valley. Since beginning, a number of rain gauge and stream gauge stations have been established for flood forecasting. Round the clock real 7 time hydro-meteorological data are collected and compiled for analysis. Also rule curves for flood control operation have been formulated for all the four reservoirs. The decision to release water from DVC dams is taken by Central Water Commission in association with participating Governments and DVC. DVC system has created irrigation potential for 3.64 lakh hectares of land. Annually 3,42,000 hectares of kharif crop, 22,000 hectares of rabi crop and 30,000 hectares of boro crop are irrigated in four districts of West Bengal. The water from DVC dams is regulated by the Durgapur barrage through a network of 2494 kms of canals. Apart from this, about 30,000 hectares of land in the upper valley is irrigated annually by lift-irrigation with water available from over 16,000 check dams constructed by DVC. Besides irrigation, DVC also provides water for industrial and civic use in Jharkhand and West Bengal. Soil Conservation and Afforestation DVC started the soil conservation work since 1949 in the upper Damodar-Barakar catchment areas through multi-disciplinary and integrated watershed management programmes. An area of 11.47 lakh has been identified for combating soil erosion and soil decay specifically in the upper valley region. The objectives of soil conservation include controlling soil erosion, checking siltation in dams, improving moisture content and fertility of soil, water harvesting for irrigation, converting wasteland into cultivable land including agricultural production, afforestation and imparting training on soil conservation and preservation of ecological balance. Social Integration Programme The spirit of DVC's concern for the community has always remained a constituent of the Corporation's charter of objectives. In 1981-82, DVC launched Social Integration Programme with a special emphasis to foster all round progress of the communities residing within a 10 kms radius of DVC's main projects. Initially started with 25 villages, the socio-economic development programme now is operative in 419 villages covering 73 panchayats in 14 blocks of Dhanbad, Giridih, Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand and Bardhaman, Purulia and Bankura districts of West Bengal. The Social Integration Programme broadly covers promotion of education, improvement in quality of primary health and health awareness, ensuring safe drinking water supply, development of agriculture and allied activities, training for income generation, sports and cultural activities, social forestry, planned development of village infrastructure and rural electrification. Historical Visits Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was the key spirit behind the building of DVC. He inaugurated Bokaro Thermal Power Station, Konar Dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Dam. Besides this, Pundit Nehru made inspection tours to different DVC projects a number of times. The first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, visited Tilaiya project in 1957. He along with Dr. Zakir Hussain and Srikrishna Sinha visited Konar Dam. Srikrishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, commissioned Maithon Hydel Station. Dr. B. C. Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, inaugurated the Howrah sub-station in 1957. Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited Chandrapura Thermal Power Station on 7 July, 1968. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India, inaugurated Durgapur barrage on August 9, 1955. Among the foreign dignitaries, Bulganin and Khruschev from Soviet Russia visited 8 Maithon project on 7th December, 1955. On July 7, 1956, Chou-En-Lai of China was in Maithon. In the same year on 14th November emperor Haile Selassie-I of Ethiopia came to Maithon. President Nasser of Egypt visited Panchet Hydel Power Station on 4 April, 1960. U. Nyun (Burma), United Nations, ECAFE visited DVC Projects on 16 March, 1956. On 14 November 1966 Crown Princess of Laos, Vietnam came to visit Maithon Hydel Power Station. **** Meeting on DVC Activities A meeting was arranged at Maithon on 15 January between Shri C. S. Dubey, Hon'ble Member of Parliament from Dhanbad and DVC Management to discuss the progress of DVC activities in the fields of rural electrification programme and construction of Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station. Our Secretary Shri S. Biswas along with the senior officials of DVC in Maithon, Dy. Chief Engineer (REP) and Senior Managers of MPL were present in the meeting and took part in the discussion. Smt. B. Rajesh, Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad was also present in the meeting. **** Safety Day Celebration BTPS The 36th National Safety Day was celebrated in all the power stations of DVC in a befitting manner on 6 March. On this day at BTPS, Shri A. N. Mishra, Chief Engineer & Project Head hoisted the safety flag and administered the safety pledge amongst the employees. About 200 executives and workers' representatives of the Safety Committee participated in a seminar organized to spread the safety awareness on 9 March in the conference hall. Safety banners, safety badges, safety information booklets were distributed amongst the employees. CTPS Informative and well printed safety booklets have also been distributed at CTPS on the occasion of 36th National Safety Day to make employees aware about the hazards related to chemicals used in the plant and safety measures to be taken during emergency along with management view on occupational health and safety at work. Shri M. K. Bandapadhyay, Chief Engineer (O&M) ceremoniously released the safety booklets. DTPS The Safety Day programme was inaugurated by Shri B. Mukherjee, Chief Engineer. In his address to the employees, he emphasized to reduce the loss of generation by avoiding accident through adoption of safety measures. Administering of safety pledge, video show on safety work practices, demonstration of the use of fire extinguishers and breathing apparatus, display of safety posters and safety slogan competition amongst the employees were the highlights of the day's programme. 9 **** Republic Day MAITHON The 58th Republic Day of our country was befittingly celebrated at Maithon by organizing a central rally at DVC Plus 2 Right Bank H.S. School ground. The programme started with the hoisting of national tri-colour and combined parade of DVC security, CISF and school children. Students of eight local schools also presented a grand cultural show on this occasion. CTPS Republic day at CTPS was celebrated colourfully on 26 January. Shri S. K. Chakraborty, Chief Engineer (Construction) & Project Head unfurled the tricolour in the morning and took the salute of the CISF Contingent and school students. On this occasion, the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, plus 2 High School and Denobili School presented an entertaining cultural programme. **** SIP News Exemplary Social Service Setting an example in social service, SIP, Maithon took charge of a dying villager of Amkura, named Gabbar Marandi and provided all required medical treatment for his recovery. Shri Marandi was found lying on the street in a grave condition with gangrene developing in his legs. SIP employees of DVC immediately took him to Maithon hospital and arranged treatment. As a result of this, amputation of Shri Marandi's legs could be avoided and Shri Marandi gradually recovered. He expressed his gratitude to DVC for saving his life. In another case, SIP extended medical aid to 80 villagers who became sick in Kesoria village of Nirsha block due to severe food poisoning. With an immediate response to the request from Nirsha Block Administration, SIP, DVC with the help of Maithon hospital extended the required medical aid to the victims. Family Welfare Camp SIP, Maithon in association with B. P. Neogi Hospital organized a family welfare camp on 27 February. Sr. Chief Engineer (Generation) & Project Head, Maithon inaugurated this camp in which 40 ladies had undergone the laparoscopic operation. This activity of SIP and the hospital authorities was appreciated by all. Health Programme SIP, Maithon has successfully implemented the outreach vaccination programme during 12 to 16 February in association with B. P. Neogi Hospital, Maithon in which 162 children were vaccinated. To organize this programme, camps were set up at Pualdih, Mahtadih, Mangalmara and Balpahari villages. 10 Health Camp SIP, Maithon in association with DVC hospital organized a health camp at Murgatala village of Jamtara on 18 February in which free health check up of 250 villagers were made. Free medicines were also distributed to those who required. SIP School Sports SIP, CTPS organized a three day inter village school sports at Taranari High School ground recently in which 250 boys and girls from 32 schools participated. Shri S. K. Chakraborti, Chief Engineer (Construction) & Project Head, CTPS was the chief guest in the prize distribution ceremony and handed over the prizes to the winning students. Help To Flood Victims In a cordial function at Jamtara Red Cross Bhawan recently, compensation of Rs.3,98,400/- was given to the victims of Jamtara who suffered from last flood due to unprecedented rain. Senior officials of State Government and DVC along with local MLA were present in the function. **** Miscellaneous News CRDS Children Visit 55 children and 5 officials of Children Rights Development Service (CRDS) visited Maithon on 5 March. They were received by DVC officials at Maithon Inspection Bungalow on arrival. The children, mostly from downtrodden families, enjoyed the flower gardens and dam sites during this visit. Nemesis, A New Software Biswajeet, S/o Shri B. N. Chatterjee, Asstt. Engineer, Colony Division of MTPS along with his two classmates have developed a new software at the Acharya Institute, Bangalore. This software named "Nemesis" is a new customizable software which can help to attain the desired speed of data transfer and is something unique for the daily computer users. World Environment Day The last world environment day was observed in CTPS in a befitting manner. On this occasion, Chief Engineer (Construction) and Project Head has planted saplings in the garden of administrative building. Students from different schools and jawans of CISF along with DVC officials and staff participated in a 'prabhatpheri' programme to spread the message of world environment day. Programme of Shramik Union 11 DVC Shramik Union organized a blood, eye and body donation camp on 28 January at DTPS Welfare Centre and a seminar on 'National Power Policy and Power for All At Affordable Costs' on 2nd February at DTPS. A colourful and informative exhibition was also organized on this occasion. Kathak Recital Lake View Club, Gogna of Maithon organized a cultural programme on 27 February as part of the celebration of 58th Republic day. Pundit Brajen Mukherjee, the notable 'Kathak' exponent of Pundit Birju Maharaj clan spellbounded the audience with his kathak recital. Young girls of Maithon colony also presented an enjoyable dance programme on this occasion. Netaji Janma Jayanti Netaji Janma Jayanti Celebration Committee of Maithon in association with the Netaji Nagar Bandhu Mahal Club celebrated Netaji's last birth anniversary on 23 January by organizing programmes at Netaji Nagar ground. On this occasion, 'prabhatpheri' was organized, national flag was hoisted, sit and draw and quiz competitions were organized. Success in Music Mousumi, D/o Shri P. K. Karmakar, Gaze Reader, Hydraulic Data Division, Maithon has recently received the 'Sangeet Nandan Title' in vocal music (Nazrulgiti) along with gold medal from 'Suranandan Bharati' on her passing of 7th year annual examination in first division. IPPI Programme DVC hospital at Maithon has successfully conducted the IPPI programme for immunization and vaccinated 978 children in the month of February, 2007. Welfare Programme by MASS Maithon Adarsha Seva Samity (MASS) distributed warm garments to 29 village children on the last republic day. Monetary assistance was also provided to a poor women for purchase of a sewing machine for her livelihood. A cultural function was organised on this occasion. 12 Talent Search Sanjivan and Anirban, twin sons of Shri S. Saha, SDE (M), Construction Wing, MTPS, have secured first and fifth positions respectively in the last DAV Talent Search Scholarship Examination. While Sanjivan secured 98 marks out of 100, Anirban scored 94. Child Artist Ritika Ranjan, D/o Shri S. P. Singh, Tech. Gr.-I (Relay), CRITM Division, Maithon and a student of KG class in Denobili school has recently secured second position in the Inter State Sit & Draw Competition held at Kumardhubi. Conference of DVC Pensioners All Valley DVC Pensioners' Confederation organized its second conference at DTPS on 10 December, 2006. Delegates from all the major projects participated in this conference and discussed their problems and elected a 23 member general council with Shri S. K. Mondal as its Chairman and Shri K. K. Chakraborty as Joint Secretary. New Year Garden Show A colourful garden show was organized to welcome 2007 on the first day of 2007 at Maithon dam. Nicely decorated garden of DVC dam division with flowers and ornamental plants of different varieties were visited and admired by thousands of tourists and picnickers. Award In Flower Show Our Purulia sub-station has recently received two first prizes in flower show competition, 2007 in marigold and rose categories, organized by the Urban & Recreational Forestry, Forest Department, Government of West Bengal. Similar award was received by the Purulia sub-station last year also and for this, special credit goes to Shri A. K. Mohanty, Shiftguard of the sub-station. **** 13 Sports News DVC Wins Bridge Tournament DVC's bridge playing team has won the 11th Inter CPSU Bridge Tournament held during 13 to 16 February at Jhakri Project of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam at Himachal Pradesh. DVC players also won the men's doubles trophy in this tournament. All Valley Cricket MTPS retained the championship trophy in the 27th All Valley Cricket Tournament held at DVC Middle School (Dyke) ground at Maithon during first week of February in which nine teams from different field formations participated. Sr. Chief Engineer (Gen.) & Project Head, Maithon inaugurated this tournament. Shri J. Dutta, Captain of MTPS was adjudged man of the match in the final. All Valley Football The last All Valley Football Tournament of DVC was organized at the football ground of Panchet Project from 30 April to 7 March. Chief Engineer (C), Maithon inaugurated this tournament. Sports for Housewives Maithon Blood Donor's Association organized its eighth annual road race and sports for housewives on 25 February. Nearly 60 participants from Jharkhand and West Bengal joined in this road race in which prizes were bagged mostly by runners of IISCO. The sports for housewives held at Karmachari Sangha ground on the same day in which 50 participants competed in eight events. Attractive prizes were handed over to the housewives by Smt. Anindita Chatterjee, wife of the President of MBDA, Shri Arup Chatterjee. Annual Sports DVC Plus 2 Right Bank High School had its 46th annual sports at school ground on 6 February in which 300 students participated in 34 athletic events. The 36th annual athletic meet of DVC Left Bank H.S. School was held on 3 February at school ground. In all 249 participants took part in the meet. Attractive drills and marchpast were presented by the students during the inaugural ceremony. DVC Middle School (Dyke) had its 43rd annual sports at school ground on 15 February. 20 sporting events were organised in which 120 children participated. 14 Maithon Sports Annual sports at DVC, Maithon was held on 16 and 17 January at DVC Middle School playground. Nearly 30 employees participated in 20 athletic events of the meet in which Smt. P. Pandey of Chief Engineer (Transmission)'s office won the championship trophy for ladies group. **** Health & Safety ATTITUDE SHAPES LIFE Here are a few highly influencing factors in life If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z are equal to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 respectively, then L + U + C + K = 12 + 21 + 3 + 11 L + O + V + E = 12 + 15 + 22 + 5 K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E = 11 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K = 8 + 1 + 18 + 4 + 23 + 15 + 18 + 11 and A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E = 1 + 20 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 We tend to develop attitudes toward whatever for experience-toward other people, toward political and religious institutions, toward moral and philosophical systems, apparently toward everything. Yet often enough, attitudes fail to stand the test of logical scrutiny; each person seems to be a bundle of prejudice. Attitudes function to facilitate the achievement of goals, retrospectively on the basis of past pleasant experiences or in prospective anticipation of future reward. Attitudes help in the ways of thinking and understanding. Attitudes function as means for emotional release. = 100% = 98% = = = 47% 54% 96% Needless to say, it is our attitude that makes our Life 100%. And in attitude, what matters most is how you see yourself. xCourtesy : Nirmal Kumar Mirani, Junior Public Relations Officer, DVC, Kolkata. **** 15 16