CM KCR orders CID probe, seeks report

Hyderabad: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday ordered a CID probe into the fire accident at

Srisailam

hydel power station. CID additional director general Govind Singh was appointed as an inquiry officer to probe into the cause of the accident and submit a report to the government.

Expressing deep shock over the loss of nine lives in the accident, the CM said the probe must find out the circumstances that led to the accident and also the reasons behind it. Chief secretary Somesh Kumar issued orders appointing Govind Singh as the IO.

Terming the incident as most unfortunate, the CM said those trapped inside could not be rescued despite best efforts.

He offered condolences to the members of the bereaved families and wished speedy recovery of those who managed to escape and were undergoing treatment. He also directed the officials to provide treatment to the injured at government’s cost.

The CM was in regular touch with energy minister G Jagadish Reddy and TSGenco and TSTransco CMD D Prabhakar Rao, who rushed to the spot along with senior officials.

Telangana State Generation Corporation and Transmission Corporation chairman and managing director D Prabhakar Rao termed the fire accident as “unprecedented.”

Stating that he had never witnessed such an incident in a hydro electrical power unit before, Rao said the extent of damage and loss to the power generation station could not be estimated on Friday as the officials were busy with rescue operations.

The fire was noticed at around 10.30 pm on Thursday and the staff tried to trip the unit but in vain.