Ten days after imposing a fine of Rs10 lakh on Bhushan Steel, the Dhenkanal Chief Judicial Magistrate court on Thursday slapped a similar amount of fine on two officials of the company, which runs a plant at Meramundali in the district. The fine was imposed on Satish Tyagi and R Sengupta.
The court gave its verdict on five out of the 82 cases lodged against the company pertaining to the general violations under the Factories Act, 1948 and the Odisha Factories Rule, 1950. The violations were observed during the time of regular factory inspections, said an official.
The company’s plant has been prone to accidents in the past. The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) in November 2013 had ordered closure of its second blast furnace after an explosion at the slag pit during the fourth day of the furnace’s trial run in which a person died and 17 others were critically injured.