Blast occurred due to NTPC gross negligence:report

NTPC gross negligence was the reason for explosion which killed over 30 people was stated by probe team of Utter Pradesh labour department on Friday.

In its preliminary report, the labour department team has identified the formation of clinkers (stone-like residue from the burning of coal) in the boiler duct and the failure to poke (grind) them into smaller pieces for their removal as the primary reasons for the explosion.

Union power minister RK Singh on Thursday dismissed claims from some political leaders and families of the deceased that human negligence was to blame for the blast.

“I have seen everything during my physical inspection of the accident scene and I can say that there is no human negligence in the unfortunate incident,” Singh had told reporters after visiting the accident site along with state power minister Shrikant Sharma.