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NLC on war footing to operationalise boiler units after Thursday mishap

The company has asked an expert to investigate the mishap, even as two of the eight workmen who sustained injuries are under special care

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Unit 5 will be brought back into service on Friday itself, while Unit 4, which was under annual scheduled maintenance will be lighted up and synchronised within two days

Gireesh Babu Chennai
NLC India said today that it is taking measures on a war footing to operationalise the boiler units at its facility in Neyveli, after an accident occurred in one of the boilers on Thursday evening. The company has asked an expert to investigate the mishap, even as two of the eight workmen who sustained injuries are under special care in a tertiary care hospital.

The company today said that in order to meet power requirement at this critical time, action is being taken on a war footing to ensure that all units, other than the affected Unit 6, are operationalised at