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Department of Atomic Energy
NPCIL Statement 18:38 IST Following is the statement issued by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ( NPCIL) today. “ This is to clarify the following about the news item appearing in a section of media on missing of an NPCIL engineer Shri Loganathan Mahalingam who is working at one of the Nuclear Power Plants of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Kaiga Atomic Power Station, Uttara Kannada District (Karwar), Karnataka. NPCIL and the Government agencies are making all efforts to search Shri Mahalingam. Shri Mahalingam has been associated with the training department, responsible for imparting training in routine operation & maintenance aspects to the plant personnel, which is essentially an educational and skill development function. NPCIL is a Government owned Public Sector Enterprise responsible for design, construction, commissioning, & operation of nuclear power plants and does not deal with the strategic programme. Currently, NPCIL operates 17 Nuclear Power Plants at various locations in the country. Kaiga Atomic Power Plant is one among these Nuclear Power Stations.” PRA