Overview
- The toll rose to 24 on Sunday after Manish Kumar died during treatment, according to officials.
- The blast began on April 14 when a tube carrying superheated, high‑pressure steam from a boiler to a turbine burst at the Sakti district plant.
- Early technical reports say excessive fuel built up in the boiler furnace, causing dangerous pressure and a rupture in the steam line.
- Police registered a case naming Vedanta chairperson Anil Agarwal and others for alleged negligence with machinery under applicable statutes.
- An eight‑member CISF team reviewed two weeks of production logs and recent shutdowns, while survivors remain hospitalized and compensation has been announced.