Death of laborer of thermal power plant in Buxar: Workers create ruckus, all are paying one day’s wages

The deceased was working in the thermal plant for the last 6 months

Kalachand Mahto, a laborer working on the construction work of 1320 MW thermal power in Chausa of Buxar district, suddenly died, after which the angry workers blocked the main gate of thermal power at 10 am on Tuesday and raised slogans. The workers alleged that he died during work. However, it was told by the company that on receiving information about his ill health from the colony, he was taken to the hospital, where he died. The dead body was taken into custody by the police who reached the information and sent it for postmortem. On the other hand, the laborers were adamant to bring the dead body near the gate and give it proper compensation.

Fellow laborers demonstrating at the main gate

Kalachand Mahato was working for 6 months

According to the information received, a contract has been taken for the construction of 1320 mega watt thermal power plant running in Chausa. On the other hand, Paharpur company is engaged in the construction work of the cooling tower, inside which Kalachand Mahato, a resident of Tilgada village, Purulia district of West Bengal, was working for 6 months, who died in the early hours of Tuesday. On the other hand, the workers say that he died while working in the company. However, a laborer working with him told that he worked with us till one o’clock yesterday afternoon, after that the laborer went to the colony in the middle, when we returned, we were told that he was taken to the hospital by the company. . After that in the morning it was reported that he had died.

laborers are paying one day’s wages

Mufassil Police Station President Amit Kumar told that efforts are being made to pacify the matter by the police who reached the information. At the same time, the dead body was taken into custody from Buxar Hospital and sent for postmortem. At the same time, the company has given 50 thousand rupees in cash to the victim’s family for cremation. Arjun Yadav, the labor leader standing at the gate with the laborers, told that it is our only demand that he should get compensation under whatever policy the company has on the death of the laborers. In this, all the laborers are giving their one day’s wages to the victim’s family, so there should be some help from the L&T company.