BS reported that another Chinese engineer accused in the Vedanta controlled Balco chimney collapse in Korba district of Chhattisgarh can visit his home country but only for a few months.

Following the petition of Korba police, the Supreme Court had asked the three Chinese Engineers working with China based Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation not to leave the country. The three Chinese Engineers were accused in the collapse of under construction chimney at Vedanta controlled Bharat Aluminum Company Limited power plant in Korba that Sepco was building. The incident that took place on September 23rd 2009 claimed 41 lives.

Mr Ratanlal Dangi Korba Superintendent of Police said that “The Supreme Court had granted permission to Mr Woo Chunan the project in charge of Sepco to visit his home country China. Mr Chugan who left for China on Saturday had been asked to return within 4 months. Mr Chunan was asked to furnish a bank guarantee of INR 1 crore that had been deposited by the company in the Balco Nagar branch of the State Bank of India.

Earlier, the apex court had allowed two other junior engineers Mr O Lou and Mr Wan Qung to leave the country and visit China in November last year. The two, also accused in the chimney disaster had pleaded to go to their home country to solemnize their marriage. The court had asked them to return within 14 days. Dangi said both the junior engineers had returned to Korba within the deadline set by the court after solemnizing their marriage in China.

(Sourced from www.business-standard.com)