Construction work at new 500 MW power plant at Bokaro thermal of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) continues to be suspended for the tenth day on Tuesday following a shortage of sand .
DVC top officials of Bokaro Thermal on Tuesday said the work at the new power plant of 500 MW was hampered for the tenth day on Tuesday owing to shortage of sand, delaying clearance from the State pollution control board and district mining official. According to DVC sources the disruptions in sand supply to the DVC run new power plant at Bokaro thermal for the last two week has forced the management to close down its work in new 500 MW unit on Tuesday while other work may shut down anytime. The sand supply to the new power plant has been stopped after non clearance from the pollution control board and district mining official. Officials claimed that construction work in the new unit has been completely stopped as it could not run on carpet sand. More over, its stock is also ending.
The officials have informed their superiors at Kolkata DVC tower about the present situation. The local DVC management has already met at Bokaro DC and officials of district mining, but no step has been takentill now to sort out the issue even after several reminders said a BTPS sources. Plant suffered a loss of over Rs 1 crore in the last ten days because of acute sand crises in the plant. Construction work was badly hit in DVC run newly constructed, power plant came to halt at BTPS since last two week due to unavailability of sand .
The sand was transported to the new plant from the local rivers of Bermo. But for past ten day transporting sand from the rivers has been stopped. We are in a very bad position and may have to stop all work any moment. Every step taken to convince the local district administration went futile, as they are not ready to withdraw their officials decorum, said top officials of BTPS .