NTPC Auraiya Pays Tribute to Gandhi, Shastri With Plantation Drive

Tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Lal Bahadur Shastri at the NTPC Auraiya project, where a plantation drive was also organised with a commitment to promoting greenery and protecting the environment.

A tribute programme was held on 02 October, 2026, at the guesthouse premises in the township of the NTPC Auraiya project. The programme was conducted in an atmosphere of respect, dignity and reverence on the birth anniversaries of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Along with remembering the ideals of the two great national leaders, the programme also conveyed a message of environmental protection through tree plantation.

The programme began with Shri Manoj Anand, Additional General Manager (Operation and Maintenance), who was presiding over the event, garlanding the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri and offering flowers to them.

After this, the officers, employees and their family members present at the programme offered floral tributes to the portraits of both leaders. They respectfully remembered their invaluable contributions to nation-building and recalled the ideals of truth, non-violence, simplicity, dedication to duty and service to the nation associated with their lives.

The next part of the programme featured a tree plantation drive near the guesthouse. It was organised under the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative.

The officers and employees present planted saplings and expressed their commitment to environmental protection, the development of a greener surrounding and the creation of a clean and healthy environment for future generations.

Through the plantation drive, the programme also highlighted sensitivity towards nature and the collective responsibility of protecting the environment.

Speaking on the occasion, programme chairman Shri Manoj Anand recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of truth, non-violence and cleanliness, as well as Lal Bahadur Shastri’s simplicity, dedication to duty and spirit of service to the nation.

He said that the lives and ideals of these great personalities continue to inspire society and the nation even today. He called upon everyone to adopt their values in personal conduct and working methods and to contribute to the national interest.

Shri Manoj Anand also stressed the need to make cleanliness and environmental protection an integral part of daily life.

Additional General Managers, heads of various departments, senior project officers, employees and their family members attended the programme.

The tribute and tree plantation event expressed respect for the country’s great leaders while also reflecting a collective commitment to cleanliness, environmental protection and a greener future.

The entire programme concluded in a dignified and reverent atmosphere.