NTPC organizes mock drill on major chlorine leakage in Kokrajhar

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KOKRAJHAR: As per NTPC-Bongaigaon Disaster Management Plan, a mock drill on major chlorine leakage was conducted at the chlorination plant inside the plant premises recently.

Sources said that NTPC, CISF, SDRF, Bongaigaon Refinery (IOCL), officials from factory Inspectorate, Kokrajhar state police, district administration and state fire service took part in the joint exercise. As part of the exercise, a total of five victims from different locations of the plant were rescued by a joint team of SDRF, CISF and State fire service. Rescued persons were given medical treatment by the medical team.

The whole exercise was undertaken under the chairmanship of Chief Incident Controller (Chief General Manager, Rakesh Kumar) wherein HK Brahma, Commandant CISF, NTPC, Bongaigaon was present along with other senior officers. The mock drill is organized every six months to observe the safety measures, fire-fighting arrangements and response time by various departments to handle the disaster.

After the mock drill exercise, a debriefing meeting was held in the CGM's conference room in which different observers posted in different locations shared their observations. T. Ravinder, GM (O&M), Ramakant Panda, GM (Maintenance) and other officials attended the mock drill and later the debriefing meeting. The entire exercise was conducted keeping in mind the COVID-19 protocol in place.

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