Powergrid provides mobile medical units to Health Department

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) handed over two Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) fitted with advanced Tuberculosis diagnostic as well as detection equipment to the Health Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.

Vipin Singh Parmar, Speaker Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly received these two MMUs from Kailash Rathore, Executive Director, Powergrid, Northern Region-II in presence of Anil Sharma, Chief General Manager (Projects), Powergrid, Dev Kumar Senior General Manager (HP), Powergrid, Vinod P Baxla, General Manager (HR), Powergrid, senior officials from Powergrid and Himachal Pradesh Government.

The vehicles were flagged off jointly by Vipin Singh Parmar and Kailash Rathore on this occasion.

Powergrid had sanctioned fund amounting approximately Rs 0.75 crore for providing two MMUs to CMO, Kangra in the state of Himachal Pradesh. These MMUs can prove to be game changer in the remote areas in respect of health care, particularly in treatment of TB, as medical facilities will be accessible to the people at their door steps in the far flung areas of this hill state. Daily Excelsior