<p>The Bhadrak district administration in Odisha has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at the FACOR, Vedanta plant in Randia in the wake of a labour unrest following a fire incident in the unit, an official said.</p>.<p>One platoon of armed police has been deployed to prevent any untoward incident.</p>.<p>Two contractual labourers suffered severe burn injuries in a fire incident inside the industrial campus of FACOR Vedanta plant on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Following this, workers ransacked properties of the plant. They blocked a highway by burning tyres, disrupting traffic for hours.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sc-takes-note-of-hpc-report-permits-vedanta-to-carry-out-upkeep-of-its-closed-tuticorin-plant-1208403.html" target="_blank">SC takes note of HPC report, permits Vedanta to carry out upkeep of its closed Tuticorin plant</a></strong></p>.<p>Bhadrak Sub-divisional Magistrate Manoja Patra said prohibitory orders have been imposed inside the Vedanta plant and around 200 meters for two days.</p>.<p>The inspector-in-charge of Bhadrak Rural Police Station has been directed to maintain law and order.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the labourers' union of FACOR Vedanta plant lodged an FIR against seven management staffers claiming they were responsible for the fire incident and demanded their arrest.</p>.<p>Mutkikanta Mohapatra, secretary of the union, claimed that the plant's management is turning a deaf ear to their demands.</p>.<p>"We met the district collector and SP and they assured us that a joint meeting will be held with the management and union," he said.</p>.<p>Nobody from the factory management was available for comment.</p>.<p>Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited (FACOR) plant was acquired by Vedanta in 2020.</p>
<p>The Bhadrak district administration in Odisha has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at the FACOR, Vedanta plant in Randia in the wake of a labour unrest following a fire incident in the unit, an official said.</p>.<p>One platoon of armed police has been deployed to prevent any untoward incident.</p>.<p>Two contractual labourers suffered severe burn injuries in a fire incident inside the industrial campus of FACOR Vedanta plant on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Following this, workers ransacked properties of the plant. They blocked a highway by burning tyres, disrupting traffic for hours.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sc-takes-note-of-hpc-report-permits-vedanta-to-carry-out-upkeep-of-its-closed-tuticorin-plant-1208403.html" target="_blank">SC takes note of HPC report, permits Vedanta to carry out upkeep of its closed Tuticorin plant</a></strong></p>.<p>Bhadrak Sub-divisional Magistrate Manoja Patra said prohibitory orders have been imposed inside the Vedanta plant and around 200 meters for two days.</p>.<p>The inspector-in-charge of Bhadrak Rural Police Station has been directed to maintain law and order.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the labourers' union of FACOR Vedanta plant lodged an FIR against seven management staffers claiming they were responsible for the fire incident and demanded their arrest.</p>.<p>Mutkikanta Mohapatra, secretary of the union, claimed that the plant's management is turning a deaf ear to their demands.</p>.<p>"We met the district collector and SP and they assured us that a joint meeting will be held with the management and union," he said.</p>.<p>Nobody from the factory management was available for comment.</p>.<p>Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited (FACOR) plant was acquired by Vedanta in 2020.</p>