IB Thermal, 30/10/2026: Reaching healthcare services closer to rural communities, Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC) organized a health check-up camp at Tilia Gram Panchayat under Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district on Friday. The camp was inaugurated by Sarpanch of Tilia GP Mrs. Pushpanjali Pradhan. A total of 249 patients from 12 villages availed medical consultation and healthcare services at the camp.
The camp was attended by doctors from IB Thermal Hospital, including Dr. Sangita Panda (Chief Medical Officer of OPGC), Dr. Manas Ranjan Panigrahi and Dr. Suranjeeb Behera. Two specialist doctors Dr. Balaram Khamari(Medicine Specialist) Dr. B. N. Kashyap(Paediatrician) were also invited by OPGC for this camp. The patients were examined and provided medical consultation and medicines for various health conditions.
The camp catered to people from Tilia, Nuapada, Thuropali, Phatapali, Charmal, Singheipali, Badsurua, Koltikira, Bhagbanpali, Pudhipali, Tetel Kuduli and Jadamunda villages. The ailments reported included hypertension, diabetes mellitus, general weakness, low backache (LBA), skin diseases, acute peptic disorders (APD), dental caries and toothache, cough, knee pain, body ache, fever, upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), abdominal pain and headache. In addition, 40 Random Blood Sugar (RBS) tests and 28 Hb tests were conducted as part of the camp.
The camp was coordinated by the team of IB Thermal Hospital and OPGC CSR Department, with support from Sujata Nayak, Sanjukta Mahanand, Sabita Nayak, Prabhat Kumar Barik, Sumit Kumar Satpathy, Dilip Deep, Abhimanyu Bhoi, Prabin Kumar Padhan and Karna Bag.
The initiative is part of OPGC’s continued CSR drive to improve access to basic healthcare facilities and extend medical services to communities in peripheral areas of its plant site.
