<p>According to reports, the labourers were caught unawares when the over 500-foot chimney at the 500 MW power project, which is under construction, collapsed around 1:30 pm. Sources said the rescue operation had been launched. “Heavy machines and cranes have been pressed into service to remove debris,” officials said.<br /><br />Two units of 250 MW each were under construction at the site by the National Building Construction Corporation.<br /><br />UP Power Corporation chairman Navneet Sehgal and other senior officials have rushed to Paricha to supervise the rescue operations, sources said.</p>
<p>According to reports, the labourers were caught unawares when the over 500-foot chimney at the 500 MW power project, which is under construction, collapsed around 1:30 pm. Sources said the rescue operation had been launched. “Heavy machines and cranes have been pressed into service to remove debris,” officials said.<br /><br />Two units of 250 MW each were under construction at the site by the National Building Construction Corporation.<br /><br />UP Power Corporation chairman Navneet Sehgal and other senior officials have rushed to Paricha to supervise the rescue operations, sources said.</p>