Dalmia Bharat Partners With DGMS To Successfully Conclude 18th North East Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week

- Event witnessed remarkable sector participation including 250 delegates from 17 mining companies in the region -
- DCBL’s  Limestone Mines in Assam & Meghalaya bags 15 awards  in various categories  -

Guwahati, Shillong, 24 September, 2022: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, successfully concluded the 18th North East Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week in Guwahati recently, under the aegis of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Government of India. The event was graced by Chief Guest, Shri Ujjwal Tah, Deputy Director General of Mines Safety Eastern Zone. DCBL’s employees, partners, as well as dignitaries from the local administration were also present at the event.

The 18th edition of the Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week saw a remarkable turnout from the region’s industry fraternity including over 250 delegates from 17 mining companies that participated in the function and were awarded in various categories basis evaluations completed during the Mines Inspection. DCBL’s Jamunanagar Limestone Mines in Umrangso, Assam, bagged the overall 1st Prize at the NE Metalliferous Mines Safety Week for the year 2019-2020 and the overall 3rd Prize at the NE Metalliferous Mines Safety Week for the year 2020-2021. The team also received 13 individual prizes in various trade test competition categories. Additionally, DCBL’s Meghalaya Limestone Mines won the overall 2nd Prize in NE Metalliferous Mines Safety Week for the year 2021, 1st prize in the First Aid Competition, 6 prizes in the Mines Inspection category, and 9 individual prizes in trade test competition categories.

Mr. Yohan Yejerla, Director of Mines Safety, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Guwahati Region presided over the function as the Guest of Honour and was joined by The Director of Mines Safety Electrical & Mechanical respectively along with their Deputies. 

Commenting on the success of the event, Mr. Yohan Yejerla, Director of Mines Safety, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Guwahati Region said, “It gives us great privilege to have been able to successfully celebrate the 18th NE Metalliferous Mines Safety week 2021. Safety week is a momentous occasion held every year to propagate the message of safety at the workplace and include safe mining practices amongst mine workers. The main purpose of safety week is to involve all mine owners and employees to work collaboratively towards safe mining practices and significantly reduce accidents in mines as well as the mining industry as a whole.”

The concluding day function was hosted by Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd., Meghalaya Unit and Shri Padmanav Chakravarty, Regional Manufacturing Head for DCBL North East, delivered a keynote speech on safety. This was followed by Shri SK Rout, Deputy ED, National Mining Operation at DCBL and Shri Raju Ranjan Prasad, DCBL’s Meghalaya Unit Head delivering the Welcome Speech and Vote of Thanks, respectively.

Speaking at the function, Shri Padmanav Chakravarty, Regional Manufacturing Head, North East, DCBL said, “Safety has always been of prime significance to us and are therefore commited to focusing our efforts to create awareness about the criticality of maintaining safe and healthy working conditions. This has been evident from the tremendous participation at the 18th edition of the Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week in Guwahati. We thank our guests, especially the DGMS dignitaries, for partnering with us to ensure that our region’s employees’ health, wellbeing and safety is being seriously considered. We are confident that our continued leadership will reinforce the pivotal role that safety plays in the mining sector.”

Since commencing business in the North East region almost 10 years ago, DCBL has not only established itself as a cement leader in the states it has a presence in, but has also earned itself a reputation for being a social transformation partner and an environmental steward spearheading social and climate change initiatives within the region and beyond.

About Dalmia Bharat:

Founded in 1939, Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) (BSE/NSE Symbol: DALBHARAT) is one of India’s pioneering cement companies headquartered in New Delhi. With a growing capacity, currently pegged at 37.0 MnT, Dalmia Bharat Limited is the fourth-largest cement manufacturing company in India by installed capacity. Spread across 10 states and 14 manufacturing units, the Company is a category leader in super-speciality cement used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips and is the country’s largest producer of Portland Slag Cement (PSC).  Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, prides itself at having one of the lowest carbon footprints globally in the cement world. It is the first cement company to commit to RE100, EP100 & EV100 (first triple joiner) – showing real business leadership in the clean energy transition by taking a joined-up approach. Visit us at https://www.dalmiacement.com/. 

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