ECL Celebrates 80th Independence Day with patriotic fervour We celebrated the 80th Independence Day with patriotic fervour and gaiety across our units, with CMD, Shri Satish Jha hoisting the Tricolour at the company's headquarters here on Saturday. The celebrations assumed special significance as the nation is commemorating 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, the National Song. The song was sung on the occasion with patriotic fervour, adding to the spirit of the celebrations. Following the flag hoisting, the CMD, ECL took the salute and inspected the ceremonial parade comprising platoons of ECL Security and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Addressing the gathering, Jha paid tribute to the freedom fighters whose sacrifices led to India's independence and highlighted ECL's role in strengthening the country's energy security and contributing to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. He said the company's growth should extend beyond coal production and encompass operational excellence, quality, safety, technological innovation, environmental responsibility, transparency and the welfare of employees and communities. Shri Jha called upon Team ECL to continue working with discipline, innovation and unity and contribute towards strengthening India's energy security and industrial development. Among those present on the occasion were Director (Finance) Shri Md. Anzar Alam; Director (HR) Shri Gunjan Kumar Sinha; Director (Technical/P&P) Shri Girish Gopinathan Nair; Director (Technical/Operations) Shri Chitranjan Kumar; Chief Vigilance Officer, ECL, Smt. Deepti Patel and President, Shatakshi Mahila Mandal, Smt. Kiran Jha, along with Vice-Presidents Smt. Anubha Sinha, Smt. Geetha Radhamani and Smt. Shweta Kumari. Representatives of trade unions, heads of departments, employees and contractual workers from various units of ECL also attended the celebrations.