As a part of the HR initiative, ‘Pragati Re Sathi’ a Plant visit was organised for the spouses of employees of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to sensitize them about the work conditions and working norms of the plant to become effective partners of progress.

Recently spouses of 15 employees from Hot Strip Mill – 1 Department were taken around Hot Strip Mill – 1, New Plate Mill, Raw Material Handling Plant and Blast Furnace – V.  Subrat Kumar, CGM (HSM-1, CRM, SSM, PP & RS) presided over the welcome, orientation and interaction sessions. Also present were  Kalyan Samajdar, GM In-charge (HSM-1 and other Officers of the Department.

The spouses of 15 employees from Hot Strip Mill – II and New Plate Mill were taken around Hot Strip Mill – 2, New Plate Mill, Blast Furnace – V and Steel Melting Shop – II on different days.  R K Muduli, CGM (HSM-2) and  Kartikeya Behera, CGM (NPM & SPP) presided over the orientation programme of their respective areas. It was also attended by Heads of Sections and other Senior Officers of the concerned Departments.

In the orientation programme the groups were shown a video on Plant Overview and Safety. During interaction the Senior Officers urged the guests to continue their unstinted support and encourage their partners to adhere to safety norms and standards. The visitors were briefed about the process of steel making right from Raw Material channelization to finished products.

The programmes were coordinated by Itishree Sahoo, Deputy Manager (Personnel) in association with the Concerned Departments under the guidance of  Mukesh Karan, DGM (Personnel).