Indus Valley Times

By Mahindra Dajree

JHARSUGUDA, APRIL 11 : Odisha state BJP unit secretary Tankadhar Tripathy on Monday alleged that  JSW BPSL have not yet provided any compensation to the four contractual workers who had sustained burn injuries while performing their duty in the plant on  March 11.

Addressing a press meet here, Tripathy alleged that, on  March 11, four labourers namely Karan Oram, Nilamani Oram, Anjan Oram and Ashok Dhurua, all residents of Titeimal village under Bhalaida panchayat of Jharsuguda district had gone to work at the JSW BPSL. On the same night, there was a blast in the plant, which inflicted burn injuries of varying degrees on the four workers.

“While one labourer had received 80 per cent injury, another suffered 30 per cent and two others had around 10 percent injury each. However, they were given threats and advised not to file any complaint on the incident. After receiving primary treatment at the plant dispensary, two of them were sent to the Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela and two others to the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla. In the process, whatever little savings the poor workers had with them, got exhausted in their treatment,” Tripathy said.