Maoists blow up solar power plant in Bihar

GAYA: Maoists blew up a solar power plant in Bihar's Gaya district, damaging its control room and workers' accommodation unit, a police officer said.

Apparently irked over non-payment of levy, the Maoists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device in the premises of the Tata Power-owned solar power plant yesterday night, Assistant Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh said.

The control room and workers' accommodation unit of the plant were gutted, he said.A case was lodged and raids were on to nab the culprits, he said.Tata Power produces 30 MW solar energy from its plant here and provides it to Sherghati sub-division.