Vizag

LG Polymers CEO, 10 Other Officials Arrested In Vizag Gas Leak Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 8, 2020

Police on Tuesday night arrested the CEO and two directors besides eight other officials of LG Polymers in connection with the styrene vapour leak incident in which 12 people were killed and 585 fell sick on May 7.

Two Dead, Four Hospitalised After Gas Leak At Visakhapatnam Pharma Unit

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday June 30, 2020

Two people were killed and four were hospitalised after gas leaked overnight at a pharmaceutical unitin Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam.

HPCL To Restart 70,000-Bpd Vizag Crude Unit Over Weekend: Report

Business | Reuters | Thursday June 4, 2020

HPCL shut the unit at the 166,000-bpd refinery in last week, the sources added.

Vizag Gas Leak: Industries Will Be Scared To Invest In State, Says Andhra Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh News | Deepika | Friday May 29, 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday said industries will be "scared" to invest in the state if "harsh steps" are taken against them in the wake of the Visakapatnam gas leak incident. The deadly gas leak incident at the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam earlier this month had claimed 12 lives.

Gas Leak: Supreme Court Allows 30 Employees To Access Sealed Visakhapatnam Plant

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 27, 2020

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.

"Very Sorry": LG Chairman Apologises Over Vizag Gas Leak

India News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 20, 2020

LG Group chairman Koo Gwang-mo apologised Wednesday over two deadly accidents at LG Chem facilities in the past two weeks, reports said, including a gas leak in India that killed 12 people.

Andhra Woman, 60, Charged For Social Media Post On Vizag Gas Leak

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 19, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh CID police have registered a case against a 60-year-old woman for allegedly posting on social media questions about the recent Styrene gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam in which 12 people lost their lives and hundreds fell ill.

Top Court Asks LG Polymers To Move National Green Tribunal Over Vizag Gas Leak Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 19, 2020

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.

8.3 Tonnes Of Chemicals Needed To Control Vizag Gas Leak Airlifted From Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 12, 2020

The India Air Force on Monday airlifted 8.3 tonnes of chemicals from Gujarat that could reduce the toxicity of the gas leaked from a storage tank at the LG Polymers plant in Vizag last week, the Defence Ministry said.

13,000 Tonnes Of Styrene Gas That Killed 11 In Visakhapatnam Being Shipped To South Korea

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 11, 2020

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.

Chandrababu Naidu Asks PM To Seek Experts' Help In Vizag Gas Leak Probe

India News | ANI | Saturday May 9, 2020

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a scientific probe into Vizag gas leak incident.

Hazardous Chemicals' Plants Must Take Safety Audits: Pollution Body To States

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 9, 2020

The Congress in Bihar on Friday termed as unethical and against constitutional norms the continuance of a couple of Bihar ministers in their posts despite the expiry of their legislative council tenures earlier this week.

Villagers Affected By Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Can't Return Till Chemical Neutralised

Andhra Pradesh News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Friday May 8, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh government has today informed that those evacuated from villages affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam could not return till the impact of the chemical was neutralised.

UN Chief Condoles Death Of 11 People In Vizag Gas Leak

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condoled the death of 11 people in a gas leak incident at a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam and hoped that the local authorities will investigate the accident, his spokesperson said.

Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Fined Rs 50 Crore By Green Court NGT, Notices Sent To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

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".