Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said the NTPC-GE joint venture NGSL had full responsibility for operations and maintenance of the Chhattisgarh power plant where an explosion killed 25 workers on April 14. Agarwal compared the arrangement to vehicle owners trusting drivers with safety, implying accountability lay with the contractor rather than Vedanta directly.
An initial probe into Vedanta’s power plant blast in Sakti, Chhattisgarh, says excessive fuel accumulation in the boiler furnace triggered a pressure build-up that led to the explosion. The incident killed 20 people and has prompted an FIR against Vedanta and its contractor, alleging negligence in maintenance and operational standards, while investigations continue.
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A boiler explosion at Vedanta’s Singhitarai power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district killed 11 workers and injured 22 on Monday. The injured and deceased were employed by a sub-contractor operating and maintaining the unit. Vedanta said it is providing medical assistance and coordinating with authorities as an investigation is launched to determine what caused the blast.
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