The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bilai Steel Plant was removed and two other senior officials were suspended on Wednesday, a day after a blast at the plant which claimed the lives of 11 employees.
This was stated by Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh after visiting the injured employees of the plant at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital in Bhilai town.
On Tuesday, nine people had died and 14 others were injured in the gas pipeline blast at the plant of the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Durg district.
Of the 14 injured people admitted to the burns unit of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital in Bhilai, two succumbed Tuesday late night, a public relations officer of the Bhilai Steel Plant earlier told media.
CEO M Ravi has been removed with immediate affect while General Manager (safety department) T Pandya Raja and Deputy General Manager (energy department) Naveen Kumar have been suspended, Birender Singh told reporters.
Earlier, Inspector General of Police (Durg Range) G P Singh had said that after receiving the postmortem report of the deceased, a case under the Indian Penal Code Section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) will be registered followed by an inquiry into the incident.
Union Minister of State for Steel Vishnudeo Sai had said Tuesday that a four-member high-level committee was constituted by SAIL to probe the incident.
The explosion had taken place in the gas pipeline connected to the coke oven section of the plant during a maintenance job, the SAIL had said.
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Bhilai Steel Plant blast: CEO removed, two other officialssuspended Raipur, Oct 10 (PTI) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ofthe Bilai Steel Plant was removed and two other seniorofficials were suspended on Wednesday, a day after a blast atthe plant which claimed the lives of 11 employees. This was stated by Union Steel Minister ChaudharyBirender Singh after visiting the injured employees of theplant at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital in Bhilai town,located around 30 km from here. On Tuesday, nine people had died and 14 others wereinjured in the gas pipeline blast at the plant of thestate-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Durgdistrict. Of the 14 injured people admitted to the burns unit ofthe Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital in Bhilai, two succumbedTuesday late night, a public relations officer of the BhilaiSteel Plant earlier told PTI. CEO M Ravi has been removed with immediate affect whileGeneral Manager (safety department) T Pandya Raja and DeputyGeneral Manager (energy department) Naveen Kumar have beensuspended, Birender Singh told reporters. Earlier, Inspector General of Police (Durg Range) G PSingh had said that after receiving the postmortem report ofthe deceased, a case under the Indian Penal Code Section 304(A) (causing death by negligence) will be registered followedby an inquiry into the incident. Union Minister of State for Steel Vishnudeo Sai hadsaid Tuesday that a four-member high-level committee wasconstituted by SAIL to probe the incident. The explosion had taken place in the gas pipelineconnected to the coke oven section of the plant during amaintenance job, the SAIL had said. PTI TKP GK AKKAKK AKK
