OPGC begins ash pond construction amid tight security

Jharsuguda:  After repeated talks with local residents failed, Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) today began the construction work of its proposed  ash pond amid tight security at Tilia village near Lakhanpur in the district for the expansion of unit 3 and 4 of IB Thermal Power Station at Banharpali. Top government and OPGC officials are […]

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Jharsuguda:  After repeated talks with local residents failed, Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) today began the construction work of its proposed  ash pond amid tight security at Tilia village near Lakhanpur in the district for the expansion of unit 3 and 4 of IB Thermal Power Station at Banharpali.

Top government and OPGC officials are monitoring the situation on the spot. As many as 17 platoons of police have been deployed at the construction site to avoid any untoward incident as the villagers have been protesting the expansion move since long demanding higher compensation.