President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief on the mishap in the Srisailam hydroelectric plant in Telangana which has claimed nine lives. "Pained by the loss of lives in the tragic fire accident at Srisailam hydroelectric plant in Telangana. "Fire at the Srisailam hydroelectric plant is deeply unfortunate. The Chief Minister also reviewed ongoing relief measures and spoke to Telangana Power Minister Jagdeeshwar Reddy to update himself about the incident. Telangana Minister for Power Jagadeeswar Reddy, Nagarkurnool district collector L Sarman, Telangana Transco, GENCO CMD Prabhakar Rao, local MLA G Balaraju, were among those who visited the site.

Source: dna August 21, 2020 12:22 UTC