More than 200 contract workers of Tata Power created ruckus at the Sakchi-based MGM Medical College and Hospital following the death of a worker in an accident and demanded compensation from the company management. The agitation started after a worker was killed in a road mishap inside the power plant at Jojobera under Govindpur police station on Thursday morning.
led by a local Congress leader, Anand Behari Dubey, the contract workers blocked the main gate of the medical college and hospital in favour of their demand of Rs20 lakh compensation to the family members of the victim, Sanjay Yadav and employment at the power company to the victim’s widow. A 30-year-old, Sanjay Yadav, resident of Jemco in Telco area, was hit by a truck at the Ash Handling Area inside the power company at 5 am.
The blockade of the medical college gate was removed after a police party from Sakchi police station arrived and forced the workers to move from the spot. He was rushed to MGM Medical College and Hospital where he was declared as brought dead. According to sources, some representatives of the power company had offered a compensation package to his widow but the agitators refused to accept it.
Officer-in-charge, Govindpur police station, Dilip Yadav confirmed that a contract worker was fatally injured at Jojobera-based Tata Power ltd. “We are investigating the incident. After creating uproar at the medical college and hospital, the protesters have brought the victim’s body at the power plant gate for demonstration,” said the officer-in-charge.
Meanwhile, the management of Tata Power ltd in a press note said: “The worker’s body has been moved to MGM for post mortem. The company deeply mourns the loss of life and standing alongside of the worker’s family to cope up with this tough time. The Company is co-operating with the authorities in their investigations in reference to the incident.
At Tata Power, safety has been adopted as a core value and the Company undertakes various training programmes to ensure zero harm to its employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. This is integral to the company’s business processes and it is focusing on continual improvement in the areas of safety.”