At
start of my career my brother once said
to me –"There is no ideal job and there is no ideal organization". Most
of us will agree with this statement and I am no exception.Starting my career as a young college boy,
trying to grasp a foothold in media and then moving on to work with National TV
channels and Radio before jumping to corporate world.
In
fifteen years of professional journey a
Decade has gone by where I hardly got a moment to ponder on my brother word of
advice.For past ten years I have been working
in an organization which has strong character deep rooted in its work
culture and ethics.
On
Ist November ,2017 I witnessed the
strong character of my company, NTPC. An unfortunate and tragic accident occurred at Unchahar
Plant which resulted in loss of precious
lives and injuries to employees and our associates . Shockwaves ran through the
entire NTPC family as the company faced
its first major industrial accident. Within minutes of the accident the entire
NTPC Team rose to the unfortunate incident. As the management from Delhi rushed to the incident site ,a
control room at Corporate Centre for the affected people was set up
immediately to co-ordinate the airlifting and transfer of the affected
patients to the best hospitals in the
Country . Family members of the affected people were provided immediate and
swift logistical support .One nodal officer is attached to each patient apart
from Teams of HR, Medical and other
departments being present in hospitals 24x7 . Various Teams are co-ordinating
with state administration , hospital management and relatives of the patients and are working tirelessly 24x7.Resources like
lodging, food , transportation and manpower have been dedicated by the company to not only
its affected employees but to associates too.
Many employees from other plants and former
employees have visited the Hospital out
of genuine concerns and solidarity to relatives of patients affected by the tragedy.
An
organization is known by its character in
times of crisis. The unfortunate
accident happened amidst NTPC's strict Safety practices
has no doubt left employees in
grief and shock as these accidents are rare of the rarest unfortunate incidents
ever happened in company but at the same
time each employee knows that NTPC is a company that stands by its employees and their
families and this is the very fabric that defines the character of our Organization
which makes it no less than an ideal company to work for.
As
NTPC Family we have all shared moments of Joy , Happiness and Celebrations
together and as NTPC Family we all will overcome this sorrow too and bounce back with renewed
energy and power.
By
Suparn Kalra, NTPC
