Lok Sabha Question No. 1789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Accidents Reported in Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN POWER PLANTS

1789. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  number  of  persons  died/injured  in  major  and  minor  accidents  reported  in  power plants operational in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, Plant and State/UT-wise including NTPC along with the estimated losses to the exchequer in such accidents;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any enquiry to punish the culprit  of the said accidents;

(c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  safety  audit  of  such  plants  during  the  said period  and  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome  thereof,  Plant  and  State/UT-wise  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and

(e) the  other  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  such accidents in future?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  details  of  persons  died/injured  in  major  and  minor  accidents  reported  in different  power  plants  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  Plant  and State/UT-wise,  including  in  NTPC's  plants are  given  at  Annexure-I.  During  the  project development stage, the concerned project developers cover the risk from accidents through insurance policies taken by the contracting agency. Further, during operations and maintenance  period  of  the  power  plants,  the  concerned  organization  covers  the  losses/risk from major/minor accidents through appropriate fire and accident related insurance policies. No budgetary support is provided to the concerned CPSUs in this regard.

(b) & (c) : Enquires/investigations  are  conducted  in  case  of  accidents  in  order  to  find  out the  reasons  for  the  accident  and  also  to  suggest  remedial  measures.    Necessary  action  is taken in compliance of the findings of the enquiry reports.

(d) : All CPSUs being ISO certified organizations, all the plants fall within ambit of ISO certification.  Accordingly,  all  proactive  measures  in  regard  to  the  safety  of  the  plants,  are adhered  to  in  due  compliance  with  the  relevant  safety  norms  and  preventive  measures.  As regards NTPC, the details of internal and external audit conducted State-wise and plant-wise are given at Annexure-II.

(e) : Several  corrective  steps  have  been  taken/being  taken  for  prevention  of  such accidents in future:

- i. Mandatory usage of safety devices like helmet, safety gloves, goggles, safety/gum boots etc. are being adhered to by the power stations.
- ii. Safety Officers have been nominated at all project / Power stations.
- iii. Refresher training programme / awareness programmes are conducted for the employees to strictly observe all safety / precautionary measures at all the work places. In  order  to  check  accidents  and  their  re-occurrence,  safety  equipment  are  made available  at  power  plants  such  as  Fire  tender,  portable  fire  extinguishers,  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE's) to the working staff, insulating mats etc. at all locations. Periodical  checks  are  conducted  on  these  equipment.  Also  the  remedial  measures suggested  by  the  enquiry  committee  after  investigation  of  incident  /  accident  are circulated  by  Safety  division,  corporate  office  at  all  locations  of  the  concerned organisation for implementation to avoid                    re-occurrence of similar accident.
- iv. Regular mock drills for fire and safety are carried out at all locations.
- v. All necessary guidelines & Special Operating Procedures (SOPs) are provided in Safety Manuals for easy reference at work sites. Crisis & Disaster Management Manuals are also in place.
- vi. Preventive  Maintenance  of  all  equipment,  tools  &  tackles  is  undertaken  as  per preventive maintenance schedule.
- vii. In order to address safety issues / observations, different meeting forums are in place like Safety Committee meeting & Participative Management Meetings.
- viii. Prior  to  any  maintenance  activity,  work  permits  are  taken  to  ensure  safety  during maintenance.
- ix. In  order  to  create  awareness  among  the  employees,  different  safety  celebrations  are also done every year, like National Safety Week and Fire Safety Week etc.
- x. Required medical facilities and first aid boxes are provided at project sites.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.02.2021

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Details of persons died/injured in major/minor accidents reported in different power plants during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and Plant-wise are given below:Plants under NTPC Limited:-

| Stations       | State/UT                  | CY-2018   | CY-2018   | CY-2019   | CY-2019   | CY-2020   | CY-2020   | CY-2021 (till Jan.'21)   | CY-2021 (till Jan.'21)   |
|----------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Stations       | State/UT                  | Injured   | Died      | Injured   | Died      | Injured   | Died      | Injured                  | Died                     |
| Badarpur       | Delhi                     | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Barauni        | Bihar                     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Barh           | Bihar                     | 3         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Bongaigaon     | Assam                     | 2         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Dadri          | Uttar Pradesh             | 4         | 1         | 9         | 1         | 4         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Farakka        | West Bengal               | 7         | 0         | 3         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Faridabad      | Haryana                   | 0         | 0         | 1         |           | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Gadarwara      | Madhya Pradesh            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 3         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Jhanor Gandhar | Gujarat                   | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Kahalgaon      | Bihar                     | 1         | 0         | 6         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Korba          | Chhattisgarh              | 0         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Kudgi          | Karnataka                 | 1         | 0         | 2         | 1         | 3         | 0         | 1                        | 1                        |
| Mouda          | Maharashtra               | 2         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 2         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Ramagundam     | Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh | 4         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Rihand         | Uttar Pradesh             | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 4         | 1                        | 0                        |
| Simhadri       | Andhra Pradesh            | 0         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Singrauli      | Uttar Pradesh             | 2         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Sipat          | Chhattisgarh              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Solapur        | Maharashtra               | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Talcher Kaniha | Odisha                    | 0         | 2         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Talcher TPS    | Odisha                    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Unchahar       | Uttar Pradesh             | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Tanda          | Uttar Pradesh             | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0                        | 0                        |
| Vindhyachal    | Madhya Pradesh            | 6         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 6         | 1         | 0                        | 1                        |
| Total          | Total                     | 39        | 3         | 37        | 7         | 35        | 13        | 2                        | 2                        |

## Other Power Plants under NHPC, SJVNL and NEEPCO:-

## Plants under NHPC Ltd.

| State                 | Name of the Power   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                       | Station             | Died      | Injured   | Died      | Injured   | Died      | Injured   | Died      | Injured   |
| UT of Jammu & Kashmir | Salal P.S.          | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|                       | Dulhasti P.S.       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         |
|                       | Uri-II P.S.         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|                       | Kishenganga P.S     | 3         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Himachal Pradesh      | Bairasiul P.S.      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         |
| Himachal Pradesh      | Chamera-I P.S.      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         |
| Himachal Pradesh      | Chamera-II P.S.     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         |
| Himachal Pradesh      | Chamera-III P.S.    | 0         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Manipur               | Loktak P.S.         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |

……..2.

Plants under SJVNL Limited

| State                       | Name of the Power Station   | 2017-18                     | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2020-21                     |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State                       | Name of the Power Station   | Died                        | Injured                     | Died                        | Injured                     | Died                        | Injured                     | Died                        | Injured                     |
| Himachal                    | Nathpa Jhakri HPS           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| Pradesh                     | Rampur HPS                  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited | Plants under NEEPCO Limited |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | Kameng HPE                  | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| Nagaland                    | Doyang HEP                  | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| Assam/ Meghalaya            | Kopili                      | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| TOTAL                       | TOTAL                       | 6                           | 4                           | 2                           | 3                           | 4                           | 3                           | 2                           | 2                           |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.02.2021

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Details of internal and external audit conducted State-wise and plant-wise of NTPC Ltd. are given below:

| Sl. No   | State                     | Station/Project   | FY - 2018-19   | FY - 2018-19   | FY - 2019-20   | FY - 2019-20   | FY - 2020-21 (till Jan.'21)   | FY - 2020-21 (till Jan.'21)   |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State                     | Station/Project   | Internal Audit | External Audit | Internal Audit | External Audit | Internal Audit                | External Audit                |
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh             | Dadri             | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 2        | Haryana                   | Faridabad         | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 3        | Haryana                   | Jhajjar           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh             | Unchahar          | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 5        | Uttar Pradesh             | Auraiya           | Done           | Done           | Done           | --------       | Done                          | Done                          |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh            | Vindhyachal       | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh             | Rihand            | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh             | Singrauli         | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh             | Tanda             | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh             | Meja              | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Planned                       |
| 11       | Bihar                     | Kahalgaon         | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 12       | Bihar                     | Barh              | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 13       | Bihar                     | Barauni           | --------       | ------         | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Planned                       |
| 14       | West Bengal               | Farakka           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 15       | Jharkhand                 | North Karanpura   | Done           | Done           | Done           | -----          | Done                          | Done                          |
| 16       | Bihar                     | BRBCL Nabinagar   | Done           | ------         | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 17       | Bihar                     | NPGCL Nabinagar   | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 18       | Jharkhand                 | Patratu           | Done           | --------       | Done           | -------        | Planned                       | Planned                       |
| 19       | Bihar                     | Kanti             | Done           | Done           | Done           | -------        | Planned                       | Done                          |
| 20       | Odisha                    | Darlipalli        | Done           | Done           | Done           | --------       | Planned                       | Planned                       |
| 21       | Assam                     | Bongaigaon        | Done           | --------       | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Done                          |
| 22       | Odisha                    | Talcher Kaniha    | Done           | --------       | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 23       | Odisha                    | Talcher Thermal   | Done           | --------       | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 24       | Odisha                    | NSPCL Rourkela    | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 25       | West Bengal               | NSPCL Durgapur    | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Done                          |
| 26       | Rajasthan                 | Anta              | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 27       | Maharashtra               | Solapur           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Planned                       |
| 28       | Gujrat                    | Jhanor Gandhar    | Done           | -------        | Done           | Done           | Done                          |                               |
| 29       | Maharashtra               | Mouda             | Done           | -------        | Done           | Done           | Planned                       | Done                          |
| 30       | Gujrat                    | Kawas             | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 31 32    | Maharashtra               | Ratnagiri Lara    | ------ Done    | ------- Done   | Done Done      | ------- Done   | Done Done                     | ------- Planned               |
| 33       | Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh | Korba             | Done           | Done           | Done           | --------       | Done                          | Done                          |
| 34       | Chhattisgarh              | Sipat             | Done           | ------         | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 35       | Madhya Pradesh            | Gadarwara         | Done           | Done           | Done           | ---------      | Done                          | Done                          |
| 36       | Madhya Pradesh            | Khargone          | Done           | Done           | Done           | ---------      | Done                          | Done                          |
| 37       | Chhattisgarh              | NSPCL Bhilai      | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Done                          |
| 38       | Karnataka                 | Kudgi             | Done           | Done           | Done           | -------        | Done                          | Done                          |
| 39       |                           | Ramagundam        | Done           |                | Done           |                |                               |                               |
|          | Telangana                 |                   |                | ------         |                | Done           | Done                          | planned                       |
| 40       | Telangana                 | Telangana         | Done           | Done           | Done           | ------         | Done                          | Done                          |
| 41       | Andhra Pradesh            | Simhadri          | Done           | -------        | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 42       | Kerala                    | Kayamkulam        | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done           | Done                          | Planned                       |
| 43 44    | Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand    | Vallure Tapovan   | Done Done      | Done Done      | Done Done      | Done Done      | Planned Planned               | Done Done Planned             |
| 45 46    | West Bengal               | Rammam            | Done Done      | Done           | Done           | Done Done      | Planned Planned               | Planned                       |
|          | Himachal                  | Kodam             |                | Done           | Done           |                |                               |                               |
| 47       | Pradesh Delhi             | Badarpur          | Done           | Done           | ------         | --------       | ---------                     | --------                      |

Note : Internal Audit conducted once in every year and External Audit conducted once in two years.