GUWAHATI, April 16 - The Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, North East Region, has been distributing essential items like pulses, rice, oil, soaps, masks, etc., among needy people living in and around its substation at Bongaigaon, Salakati, Misa, Balipara, Tezpur, Biswanath Chariali, Mariani, Silchar and Badarpur in Assam, Agartala and Kumaraghat in Tripura, Mokokchung and Dimapur in Nagaland, Khlrehiat and Shillong in Meghalaya, Imphal in Manipur and Aizawl in Mizoram, a press release stated. The distribution process is still on and till date, a sum of Rs 1.7 crore has already been spent, including aid for setting up quarantine centres and testing laboratories, and aid to the NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, and the Tezpur and Jorhat Medical Colleges in Assam.
The POWERGRID has also been providing Rs 250 to every contractual worker as additional support, in addition to their wages. It has already contributed Rs 200 crore to the Prime Minister Cares Fund, besides donating one day�s salary from all the employees, the press release added.