Chatra: With protesters stalling construction works of the North Karnpura super thermal power plant in Chatra district’s Tandwa, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) said it is incurring a daily loss of Rs 1.5 crore. The protest by the raiyats is on for the last 14 days.
Executive director of the project Asim Kumar Goswami on Tuesday said the protest will also delay the deadline for commissioning the first unit of the power plant by three months which was originally scheduled in June this year. NTPC is constructing a 1,980-MW power plant of three 660MW units.
The protests have led 5,000 labourers engaged in the project to return to their homes.