16:28 July 01
CM Palaniswami announces compensation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami expressed grief over the deaths of 6 workers and announced a compensation of Rs 3,00,000 each to the bereaved families.
Palaniswami has also announced Rs 1,00,000 each to severely injured workers and Rs 50,000 each to other injured.
13:32 July 01
Home Minister Amit Shah assures CM Palaniswami of all possible help
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday talked to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami over Neyveli power plant boiler blast, assuring him of all possible help.
The Home Minister took stock of the situation of the incident in a telephonic conversation with Palaniswami.
"Anguished to learn about the loss of lives due to a blast at Neyveli power plant boiler in Tamil Nadu. Have spoken to @CMOTamilNadu and assured all possible help," Shah tweeted.
The Home Minister further said that Centre's paramilitary wing Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is already on the spot to assist the relief work.
"Praying for the earliest recovery of those injured."
At least four people were killed and 17 others injured in a boiler blast at Neyveli Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The blast occurred in the fifth unit of the second station as workers were resuming work this morning.
Neyveli, a township in Cuddalore district, is about 200 kilometres south of Chennai. Wednesday's blast is the second in two months. On May 7, two workers were killed and eight injured in a similar incident.
11:32 July 01
6 killed, 17 injured in NLC India boiler blast in Tamil Nadu
Chennai (Tamil Nadu):As many as six workers were killed and 17 others got injured after a boiler in a thermal power unit (TPS II) of NLC India Limited exploded on Wednesday, officials said.
The NLC India's integrated mining-cum-power plant is located in Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.
The injured have been admitted to NLC India hospital.
It is the second major boiler blast in NLC India. In May, four people were killed when a boiler in the TPS II exploded.
The company's TPS II consists of seven units of 210 MW each.
The cause of the boiler blast is yet to be ascertained.
