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New Delhi : Subsequent to a boiler explosion in Unit V of Thermal Power Station (TPS) -II of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Tamilnadu, on July 1, 2020, which resulted in loss of lives, a high level enquiry headed by P K Mohapatra, retired Director (Technical), NTPC, has been ordered to look into the cause behind the explosion.
An Internal Enquiry Committee headed by a Director level officer has also been constituted to inquire into it. The Unit Head of TPS-II has been placed under suspension and all the other four units of 210 MW each of TPS-II Stage -II have been shut down for safety audit. Director (Power), NLCIL, has been asked to proceed on leave immediately till the finalisation of the enquiry, according to a PIB release.