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Kota thermal tragedy, four bodies recovered
Jaipur, Sept 29: Bodies of the four labourers who were crushed under tonnes of coal in an accident in Kota thermal power station on September 25 were recovered last night, official sources said here today.
Jaipur, Sept 29: Bodies of the four labourers who were crushed under tonnes of coal in an accident in Kota thermal power station on September 25 were recovered last night, official sources said here today.
The bodies, found under debris of four coal bunkers that had collapsed were identified as that of Lallu Yadav, Ashutosh Tiwari and Goraksh Nath from Uttar Pradesh and Kamlesh Shah of Jharkhand, they said.
More than 500 tonnes of waste material and about 1,000 tonnes of coal were removed to trace bodies of the victims, the sources said Meanwhile, a central team of experts that arrived in Kota two days back is trying to find out reasons for the collapse of bunkers by holding discussion with officials of Kota thermal power station and the other agencies responsible for erection of the unit, dedicated to the people by Congress president Sonia Gandhi recently. The team would submit its preliminary report to the Union Power Ministry, sources added.
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More than 500 tonnes of waste material and about 1,000 tonnes of coal were removed to trace bodies of the victims, the sources said Meanwhile, a central team of experts that arrived in Kota two days back is trying to find out reasons for the collapse of bunkers by holding discussion with officials of Kota thermal power station and the other agencies responsible for erection of the unit, dedicated to the people by Congress president Sonia Gandhi recently. The team would submit its preliminary report to the Union Power Ministry, sources added.
Bureau Report