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121 Women Hospitalised After Andhra Factory Gas Leak, Probe Ordered
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered a high-level probe into the gas leak in a garment factory that left over a hundred hospitalised in the Anakapalle district.
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95 In Hospital After Mysterious Gas Leak At Andhra Pradesh Factory
Workers of an apparel manufacturing unit at Atchyutapuram near Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, who fell sick due to what was suspected to be a mysterious gas leak, were stable as they were being treated in different hospitals.
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Gas Leak In Vizag Pharma Unit Operational Negligence, Says Green Court
The NGT held on Tuesday that gas leak in an Andhra Pradesh unit in which two people were killed was due to operational negligence and asked the state's Director of Industries to conduct safety audit of the pharma city at Visakhapatnam and other such locations.
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Top Court Directs Green Court To Defer Vizag Gas Leak Case Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to defer its hearing on the Visakhapatnam gas leak case till the top court further hears the matter.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Has Absolute Liability, Says Green Court NGT
South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.
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Gas Leak: Supreme Court Allows 30 Employees To Access Sealed Visakhapatnam Plant
The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted LG Polymers India Ltd to have restricted access to its sealed plant at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, where there was a gas leakage and asked the company to provide a list of its 30 personnel who could be allowed the entry.
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Top Court Asks LG Polymers To Move National Green Tribunal Over Vizag Gas Leak Case
The Supreme Court today asked LG Polymers India to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to raise the issue regarding setting up of multiple committees to probe the May 7 gas leakage from its plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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13,000 Tonnes Of Styrene Gas That Killed 11 In Visakhapatnam Being Shipped To South Korea
Days after its leaked vapour killed 11 people, about 13,000 tonnes of styrene from the LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram near Visakhapatnam is being shipped back to the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.
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Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Fined Rs 50 Crore By Green Court NGT, Notices Sent To Centre
The National Green Tribunal slapped an interim penalty of Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers India and sought response from the Centre and others on Friday in the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, saying "there appears to be a failure to comply with the said Rules and other statutory provisions".
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Immediately Evacuate Everyone Within Impact Zone Of Styrene Gas Leak: Experts
Environmentalists have advised everyone living in close proximity to the LG Polymers factory in Vishakhapatnam, where a styrene gas leak killed 11 people, must be immediately evacuated as the chemical is highly toxic and may have severe health impact - in the long and short run.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: AIIMS Head Says Long-Term Health Effects Due To Styrene Vapour Unlikely
The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.
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LG Polymers Will Be Asked To Explain Gas Leak That Killed 11: Andhra Minister
Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister M Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the state government is airlifting 500 kg inhibitors as a foolproof safety measure to neutralize the chemical substances in the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident.
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Andhra Announces Rs 1 Crore Compensation To Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Victims
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has announced Rs one crore as compensation to the families of those who died because of exposure to a toxic gas that leaked overnight at a chemical plant in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday.
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After Vizag Gas Leak, Demand For Action Over Safety Violation
A chemical plant where a gas leak killed 11 and left 1,000 sick in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam may face investigation on whether its safety protocols were in place and whether it followed all precautions while restarting the unit after the lockdown. The chemical disaster has left over 200 in hospital.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: Human Rights' Body Notice To Centre, Andhra Government
The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government over deaths and suffering of people due to gas leakage from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam district, officials said.
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121 Women Hospitalised After Andhra Factory Gas Leak, Probe Ordered
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered a high-level probe into the gas leak in a garment factory that left over a hundred hospitalised in the Anakapalle district.
-
95 In Hospital After Mysterious Gas Leak At Andhra Pradesh Factory
Workers of an apparel manufacturing unit at Atchyutapuram near Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, who fell sick due to what was suspected to be a mysterious gas leak, were stable as they were being treated in different hospitals.
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Gas Leak In Vizag Pharma Unit Operational Negligence, Says Green Court
The NGT held on Tuesday that gas leak in an Andhra Pradesh unit in which two people were killed was due to operational negligence and asked the state's Director of Industries to conduct safety audit of the pharma city at Visakhapatnam and other such locations.
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Top Court Directs Green Court To Defer Vizag Gas Leak Case Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to defer its hearing on the Visakhapatnam gas leak case till the top court further hears the matter.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Has Absolute Liability, Says Green Court NGT
South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.
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Gas Leak: Supreme Court Allows 30 Employees To Access Sealed Visakhapatnam Plant
The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted LG Polymers India Ltd to have restricted access to its sealed plant at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, where there was a gas leakage and asked the company to provide a list of its 30 personnel who could be allowed the entry.
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Top Court Asks LG Polymers To Move National Green Tribunal Over Vizag Gas Leak Case
The Supreme Court today asked LG Polymers India to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to raise the issue regarding setting up of multiple committees to probe the May 7 gas leakage from its plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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13,000 Tonnes Of Styrene Gas That Killed 11 In Visakhapatnam Being Shipped To South Korea
Days after its leaked vapour killed 11 people, about 13,000 tonnes of styrene from the LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram near Visakhapatnam is being shipped back to the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.
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Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Fined Rs 50 Crore By Green Court NGT, Notices Sent To Centre
The National Green Tribunal slapped an interim penalty of Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers India and sought response from the Centre and others on Friday in the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, saying "there appears to be a failure to comply with the said Rules and other statutory provisions".
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Immediately Evacuate Everyone Within Impact Zone Of Styrene Gas Leak: Experts
Environmentalists have advised everyone living in close proximity to the LG Polymers factory in Vishakhapatnam, where a styrene gas leak killed 11 people, must be immediately evacuated as the chemical is highly toxic and may have severe health impact - in the long and short run.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: AIIMS Head Says Long-Term Health Effects Due To Styrene Vapour Unlikely
The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.
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LG Polymers Will Be Asked To Explain Gas Leak That Killed 11: Andhra Minister
Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister M Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the state government is airlifting 500 kg inhibitors as a foolproof safety measure to neutralize the chemical substances in the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident.
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Andhra Announces Rs 1 Crore Compensation To Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Victims
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has announced Rs one crore as compensation to the families of those who died because of exposure to a toxic gas that leaked overnight at a chemical plant in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday.
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After Vizag Gas Leak, Demand For Action Over Safety Violation
A chemical plant where a gas leak killed 11 and left 1,000 sick in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam may face investigation on whether its safety protocols were in place and whether it followed all precautions while restarting the unit after the lockdown. The chemical disaster has left over 200 in hospital.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: Human Rights' Body Notice To Centre, Andhra Government
The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government over deaths and suffering of people due to gas leakage from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam district, officials said.
