Saturday, 4 July 2020

High level inquiry into boiler explosion accident ordered

Subsequent to a boiler explosion in the Unit V of Thermal Power Station-II of NLCIL on 01.07.2020, which resulted in loss of lives, a High Level Enquiry headed by Shri. P.K. Mohapatra, Retired Director (Technical), NTPC has been ordered to look into the cause of the accident. An Internal Enquiry Committee headed by a Director level officer has also been constituted to inquire into it. The Unit Head of TPS-II has been placed under suspension and all the other four units of 210 MW each of TPS-II Stage -II have been shut down for safety audit. Director (Power), NLCIL has been asked to proceed on leave immediately till the finalization of the enquiry.

Courtesy: pib.gov.in

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