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NEW DELHI: Nine workers died and respective others were injured erstwhile a alloy arch collapsed astatine the Ennore Thermal Power operation tract successful Tamil Nadu connected Tuesday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the adjacent of kin of each deceased.
The injured would beryllium fixed Rs. 50,000.
According to Dr J Radhakrishnan, president of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), the workers were from Assam and adjacent areas. “There was an unfortunate incidental astatine the Ennore Thermal Power operation tract wherever a alloy arch fell, resulting successful 9 deaths. One idiosyncratic is injured. BHEL officials are contiguous astatine the spot,” helium told reporters. Preliminary reports bespeak that immoderate of the injured suffered superior injuries and person been taken to Stanley Government Hospital successful North Chennai. Police officials said the nonstop origin of the mishap is inactive nether investigation. “More than 10 others were earnestly wounded successful the collapse. Rescue operations are ongoing, and authorities person launched a elaborate probe into the incident,” the Avadi Police Commissionerate said.More details awaited.
