New Delhi: The death toll in the mishap at BALCO power plant in Korba has risen to 49, as the rescue and recovery operation have entered its fourth day.
Police say they fear that more workers may still be trapped under the debris and hope to clear the rubble by Saturday. BALCO has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the victim's family.
The disaster occurred on Wednesday when a chimney collapsed at metal major BALCO's under construction power plant. A case of under IPC section 304 culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against BALCO. The reasons for the chimney's collapse are still being investigated.
According to eyewitnesses, there was heavy rain at the time of the accident and a lighting strike could have caused the chimney to go collapse. The plant was being built by BALCO in Korba, some 250 km north of Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.
More workers are still feared trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations are on and cranes of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Chhattisgarh Power Company and South-Eastern Coal Fields have been pressed into action.
Officials involved in constructing the chimney said that the structure was to be 275-metre tall. The chimney was already 100-metre tall when it collapsed amid heavy rain.
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