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DVC worker dies during inspection

A contract labourer died while working at the coal handling unit of the Damodar Valley Corporation's Mejia Thermal Power Station here on Monday night.

Barrage disaster: DVC power plants face blackout threat

Probir Mukherjee, Member Secretary, DVC told The Statesman: “We are continuously in touch with the state Irrigation department as our power plants on both the banks may face a disastrous blackout if the river flow is not resumed within a couple of days.”

Diamond Star can now load coal

Thermal power plants blend high-grade coal with low-grade coal to achieve the intended Gross Calorific Value (GCV) at the power plant end. Mostly the high-grade coal is imported from Indonesia.