National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna CPSE, under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India celebrated its 42 nd Foundation Day in a hybrid mode at Nalco Corporate Office, Bhubaneswar on 7 th January. Shri Sridhar Patra, Chairman-cum
Managing Director of the Company, and the functional Directors Shri M.P. Mishra, Director (P&T) & Director (Finance)-Additional Charge, Shri B.K. Das, Director (Production) & Director (Commercial)-Additional Charge and Shri Somanath Hansdah, Chief Vigilance Officer, addressed the employees on the occasion. The event also witnessed the presentation of the much awaited NALCO awards to renowned and eminent personalities for their significant achievements in respective fields with the objective of promoting literature and culture. This year the NALCO Kalidas Samman was conferred upon well-known spiritual thinker and writer Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy. Renowned Odissi Dancer Padmashri Aruna Mohanty was bestowed with the NALCO Kharavela Award in Odissi Dance Guru Category. Ms. Mamata Ojha and Shri Harekrushna Dhall were both presented with the NALCO Kharavela Award in Odissi Dancer category.