The committee formed to investigate the explosion at NTPC’s boiler plant in Uttar Pradesh, which left 30 people dead, will…
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The committee formed to investigate the explosion at NTPC’s boiler plant in Uttar Pradesh, which left 30 people dead, will submit its report within a month, officials said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) chairman Gurdeep Singh said: “The committee probing the incident will submit its report in 30 days.”
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However, the reason behind the blast is yet to be determined.
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“The sequence of events, data log will be analysed only after which reason for explosion can be ascertained,” he said.
Of the over 100 people who were injured in the explosion, two were shifted to the Safdarjung hospital in the national capital on Thursday.
Singh said another dozen injured will be shifted soon.
“We will shift 12 more people to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi, will ensure we can provide best possible treatment,” he said.
A green corridor was created to bring the patients to the national capital, considering the seriousness of their condition.
Seven more injured in the Tuesday’s blast were also to be shifted to the city’s AIIMS hospital, besides the Safdarjung’s trauma centre.
The death toll in the blast in NTPC’s 500MW unit in Rae Bareli rose to 30 on Thursday. The government has ordered a magisterial probe into the tragedy.
The massive explosion took place in state-owned power plant’s Unchahar town unit on the Lucknow-Allahabad Highway on Tuesday. Many were trapped when the boiler burst and a huge ball of dust rose, making the rescue operations difficult.
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