Five workers were injured after an explosion at a coal bunker of state-run NTPC’s power plant in Kaniha, Odisha’s Angul district, the company said. Two of them were seriously injured.
Company officials are yet to provide details on whether the blast has affected power generation at the plant. (Representative Image/HT Photo)
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The blast occurred at about 12.30am on Friday at Bunker-1 of Unit-1 of the Kaniha plant, NTPC said in a statement.
The workers were initially taken to the plant’s hospital for treatment. Three were discharged after receiving primary treatment and were in stable condition, while the other two were shifted to private hospitals in Bhubaneswar for further treatment and medical tests, the company said.
The two seriously injured workers were identified as Khageswar Sahu and Sukadeb Bhutia. The other injured workers were identified as Sushant Sahu, Kishore Pradhan and Balaram Pradhan.
Angul district collector Abdal M Akhtar said authorities had been informed about the explosion and were in contact with NTPC officials.
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“The exact cause of the accident will be known only after the investigation,” Akhtar said.
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“The exact cause of the accident will be known only after the investigation,” Akhtar said.
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NTPC said it had formed a high-level technical committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the explosion and determine its cause.
Company officials, however, are yet to provide details on whether the blast has affected power generation at the plant.
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.
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