Bengaluru, July 30, 2025 – Today, the Founder and Chairperson of Aditya Birla Education Trust (ABET), Mrs. Neerja Birla, and DG CISF Sh. R.S. Bhatti, IPS, jointly reviewed the progress of Project Mann — a mental health initiative run by Mpower, an initiative of Aditya Birla Education Trust. The project is being implemented under the MoU signed between CISF and ABET in November 2024.

Mpower’s qualified team of mental health experts have helped create awareness among the CISF personnel through awareness building, counselling, clinical interventions and training of CISF personnel.

Project Mann has been able to help 75,000 CISF personnel and their families till date. Mpower has also trained 8,506 CISF officers and sub-officers to identify and manage low-risk mental health issues and escalate serious cases to professionals. This two-tiered structure has made psychological support more accessible at the grassroots level.

Hyper-sensitive units such as IGI Airport, Parliament, Delhi Metro among others have had psychometric assessments of 21,000 personnel for early identification in case of potential issues. The initiative has resulted in counselling and interventions in the case of depression, marital discord, financial stress among others.

It is notable that the suicide rate of CISF has declined below the national average during the year 2024 and 2025 highlighting the impact of this initiative.

Considering the success and impact of Project Mann, DG CISF and Mrs. Neerja Birla have jointly decided to continue their support for the initiative. Highlighting the significance of this initiative DG CISF stated, “Mental health is as mission-critical as physical fitness for our personnel. This initiative strengthens our internal support systems and ensures that our personnel remain emotionally resilient, focused and operationally ready”.

Adding further, Mrs Neerja Birla Founder Chairperson Mpower, ABET said, “Our long-term partnership with CISF is a testament to what can be achieved when mental health is institutionalized. Over the past three years, Project Mann has supported more than 75000 personnel with counselling, psychometric screening, peer engagement and a 24×7 helpline across CISF units nationwide. We appreciate CISF’s commitment to holistic well-being of integrating wellness protocols and care into daily system resulting in a 40% reduction in suicide incidents as a positive outcome.”

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The mock drill at the Central Fire Station was attended by around 55 personnel, including members from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Fire Services, Departmental Safety Officers (DSOs) from various departments, and safety supervisors and officers. Mr. Abakasa Behera, GM (Safety), and Mr. J B Pattnaik, GM (Fire Services), were present on the occasion.

Similarly, around 100 employees including executives and residents of township attended the mock drill held at Town Services Assembly Point. Mr. T G Kanekar, CGM (TS & CSR), Mr. S K Deo, GM (TS) and other senior officers were present on the occasion.

During the drills, various emergency scenarios were simulated to familiarize the participants with effective response protocols during potential crisis situations. The participants were guided on critical safety measures, such as appropriate positioning during emergencies and necessary evacuation procedures. The emphasis was on enhancing coordination, swift decision-making and timely execution of emergency response strategies.

The overall mock drills were coordinated by Mr. J B Pattnaik.

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Firefighters brought the situation under control after two hours.A major fire broke out at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited gas processing plant in Uran area near Mumbai, killing at least five people, including three CISF staff and injuring eight others. According to officials, one CISF jawan is critically injured. All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment.

The ONGC has posted a tweet confirming that the fire was doused successfully within two hours by firefighting team. The tweet confirmed that the fire broke out in storm water drainage unit of the plant.

“Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully doused within two hours by fire fighting team. #ONGC ’s robust crisis mitigation preparedness helped put off this major fire in a very short time,” read the tweet posted by ONGC on its official handle.

The fire broke out at around 7.20 am, following which the firefighting operations were initiated. People living near the plant were evacuated by the authorities to prevent any large-scale damage.

Confirming the incident, ONGC had earlier posted on microblogging site Twitter, “A fire broke out in storm water drainage early morning 2day in Uran oil & gas processing plant.ONGC fire services & crisis managemnt team immediately pressed in2 action. Fire is being contained. No impact on Oil processing.Gas diverted to Hazira Plant. Situation is being assessed.”

The firefighting operations were carried out by the fire services and crisis management team of the ONGC. Earlier reports had said that the fire broke out in a cold storage unit of the plant.

ONGC in a tweet said the fire broke out in a storm water drain of the oil and gas processing plant at Uran, 45 km from Mumbai. Oil processing is not affected, the company tweeted, adding gas has been diverted to a plant at Hazira in Gujarat, 330 km away.

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