Cultural performances by women employees from different Areas of ECL were part of the celebration, reflecting India’s diverse cultural traditions and the company’s workforce’s participation.
In the lead-up to the celebrations, WIPS ECL organised a two-day special health camp for women employees at Sanctoria Hospital on March 5th and 6th, offering preventive health screening including hemoglobin, blood sugar, calcium, thyroid profile (TSH), vitamin D tests, bone density examination, general health consultation and gynaecological screening including Pap smear.
Ahead of the occasion, awareness programmes were conducted at Sodepur Colliery High School and Parbelia Colliery High School, covering adolescent health, menstrual hygiene, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), gynaecological cancers and cyber safety. Approximately 150 students participated in the sessions.
At Pandaveswar Area, ECL’s Medical Department organised a cancer awareness programme on March 7 for women employees and nearby residents in association with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and The Mission Hospital, Durgapur. The programme included sessions on breast and cervical cancer awareness, early detection and prevention, along with a health screening camp offering blood glucose testing, anaemia screening, blood pressure testing and oxygen saturation testing.
International Women’s Day was also observed at the Satgram-Sripur Branch on March 8 at Nazrul Manch, Kopex Colony, where members of Shatakshi Mahila Mandal, Dishergarh, participated in activities including a Rangoli competition themed “Give to Gain”. The programme highlighted the year’s focus on guidance, financial awareness, and support systems for women.
