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UNDP launches’ “Green Recovery Pathway” for Green jobs and Livelihood

Sep 16, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #AISECT, #Government of Karnataka, #Mr. Jeya Chandran, #Ms. Supriya Khound, #Project Coordinator- Green Recovery, #state project head UNDP, #UNDP, #United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) j, #World EV Day

Bangalore: UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from systems and institutional strengthening to inclusive growth and sustainable livelihoods, as well as sustainable energy, environment and resilience. On world EV day UNDP has launched its prestigious project “Green Recovery Pathway”. This project aims to skill the youth on certain job roles under Green Transportation and create employability in the state of Karnataka.

Celebrating the World EV Day, the Government of Karnataka and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly organized a multi-stakeholder consultation titled ‘Green Transport Sector and Green Recovery Pathways in Karnataka’.

Set to commence from September 2021, UNDP has partnered with AISECT which is India’s leading Social Enterprise working in the area of Skill Development in semi urban and rural parts of the country. Under this partnership, AISECT will offer cutting-edge and industry aligned technology certification programs in EV Technology.

Ms. Supriya Khound, Project Coordinator- Green Recovery, UNDP, highlighted UNDP’s response to COVID-19 pandemic and the focus on Green Recovery for building resilience of communities, with a focus on Green Jobs specifically in the Green Transport Sector. Under the project Green Recovery Pathway for India: transitioning towards a green and resilient COVID-19 recovery UNDP will aim to train 3000 women and youth in green jobs and place over 2000 in Karnataka and Delhi NCR Region. The consultation led to exchange of ideas and creation of a green transport platform with participants from private sector, start-ups, academia, Government and industry association participating.

Talking about the partnership, Mr. Jeya Chandran, state project head UNDP said, “Both UNDP and AISECT plan to boost the efforts creating employability for youth especially female candidates and provide them with the necessary skills in order to help them get ready for the industry. 

This step will facilitate the youth of the state to build a strong economy in the future. By carrying out this project in Karnataka, we hope to empower the students of the State and encourage them with every possible means as mentioned by Zonal Head AISECT.

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Uttam Group in association with United Nations Development Programme sets up 3 new oxygen plants in Meghalaya

Jun 23, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #CEO, #Chief Minister, #Dr Manish Pant, #Head Health & Governance, #Meghalaya, #Mr Conrad K. Sangma, #Mr Karan Bhatia, #UNDP, #Uttam Group

Meghalaya: Uttam Group of Companies, a multinational industry leader in Energy and Healthcare, in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has set up three new oxygen plants in Meghalaya including Civil Hospital, Tura; Civil Hospital, Nongpoh; and Civil Hospital, Jowai

All this while Hospitals were dependet on oxygen supply by the external sources &logestic management has been a challenge , These plants installation will make the hospitals self reliant& will ease the oxygen shortage faced by hospitals during the pandemic , It’s a step closer to the preparation for the widely anticipated third wave of the pandemic warned by health authorities. Uttam Group has been working closely with UNDP for timely installation of these plants and will continue to maintain them.

Ms. Shoko Noda, Resident Representative, addressed the audience and spoke about the integrated COVID-19 response of UNDP. The prediction of a third wave has already raised a red flag for the country and in response to the unprecedented situation.

Uttam Group has already installed 50 plus plants in India and further planned to set up more oxygen generation plants in different cities to ease the oxygen crisis.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Mr Conrad K Sangma, Chief Minister, Meghalaya, H.E. Mr Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to India, Mr Ram Singh, Deputy and Mr John Borgoyary, Regional Head, UNDP.

Meghalaya has a mountainous terrain and many sites were at a fair distance from the nearest major town/city. Preparing the site was one of the challenges but Uttam Group’s engineering and logistics teams along with UNDP staff executed these projects in less than two weeks.The oxygen plants installed in Tura has the production capacity of 1.1 ton per day.

Dr Manish Pant, Head Health & Governance, UNDP, said, “Installing oxygen generation plant is a crucial project, as we should be better prepared for the third wave of the pandemic. Beyond COVID-19, the plants will continue to serve Meghalaya and the North East as a whole. We are thankful to the government of Japan for showing interest in Meghalaya and helping us build these oxygen plants that will serve as a ray of hope to Meghalayan people.”

Speaking on the event, Mr Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister, Meghalaya,said, “I thank UNDP, the Japanese government and his Excellency for their contribution and support for Meghalaya has received in this crisis. The Indian government has always shown a desire to work with Japan and at this difficult time, we are finding innovative ways to help each other. The healthcare scenario in India is very challenging due to COVID-19 but with mutual effort,we can face the situation strongly.”

Mr Karan Bhatia, CEO, Uttam Group, said: “I am thankful for the support that Uttam Group of companies has received from the Indian authorities and international agencies. The hospital infrastructure in India is majorly dependent on external sources for oxygen supply and there is an urgent need for in-house oxygen generation units in hospitals. These three plants will make the hospitals self-reliant for their oxygen requirement during the current health crisis.”