Death toll in Unchahar plant accident now 32, says NTPC CMD

New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The death toll in the NTPC'sUnchahar plant mishap has risen to 32 and the panel set up tolook into the cause of the accident...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The death toll in the NTPC'sUnchahar plant mishap has risen to 32 and the panel set up tolook into the cause of the accident will come out with itsreport in a month, the power producer's CMD Gurdeep Singh saidtoday.

"Death toll 32 so far... Panel headed by ExecutiveDirector S K Roy looking into the cause of the accident,report in a month," said Singh during an interaction withreporters here.

Terming the boiler plant blast as "the rarest kind ofincident", the NTPC chairman and managing director said peoplemaintaining the unit were the most experienced.

He added that it will take nearly 3-6 months to put theunit back on track. PTI KKSARD.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

Related Stories

No stories found.

X
The New Indian Express
www.newindianexpress.com