Special team from South Korea to investigate Vizag gas leak issue
South Korean based company LG Chemicals is sending a special team of 8 members to investigate on the gas leakage in LG Polymers, Vizag. The South Korean company representatives had a discussion with the state and the central Government officials in India, on this visit. The special team will be investigating the issue and will […]
Jagan Scores Points Over Opposition Again!
YSRCP president and Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy successfully silenced the opposition parties by announcing Rs 1 crore ex gratia for each of the kin of the 12 people who died of poisonous gas leak from LG Polymers at Visakhapatnam. Now, even as the opposition parties are trying to raise other issues […]
AP ministers spend night in gas-leak affected villages
Four Andhra Pradesh Ministers and two MPs of the ruling YSR Congress Party spent Monday night in villages affected by gas leak from LG Polymers India factory to instill confidence among the villagers who returned to their homes four days after the disaster. Ministers Avanthi Srinivas, Botsa Satyanarayana, Dharmana Krishnadas, K. Kanna Babu, and MPs […]
The Hero Of #VizagGasLeak Tragedy
The chemical gas leak in Vizag has shaken the entire nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally held a meeting with NDRF and other officials to access the damage. Such is the impact of the gas leak episode. But whenever such incidents happen, people tend to panic and there are high chances of chaotic circumstance. Yet […]
Jagan Getting Ready To Shift To Vizag?
If the speculations doing rounds in the media circles are to be believed, YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to shift his office from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam in the last week of May. According to these speculations, a muhurtham has been fixed at 8.30 […]
Kin of eight Vizag gas leak victims handed Rs 1 crore each in compensation
VISAKHAPATNAM: The family members of eight victims who died after a gas leak from the LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram were given Rs 1 crore each as ex gratia. A group of ministers comprising Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, Botcha Satyanarayana, Kurasala Kanna Babu and Dharnana Krishna Das handed over the compensation to the legal heirs […]
AP Minister Kannababu Press Meet LIVE | Vizag Gas Leak Incident
AP Minister Kannababu Press Meet LIVE | Vizag Gas Leak Incident
Vizag gas leak: 10 affected persons discharged from King George Hospital
VISAKHAPATNAM: More than 10 people affected by styrene gas leakage from the LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam got discharged from King George Hospital (KGH) and other private hospitals on Sunday. On Thursday’s gas leak at the LG Polymers plant, 12 people died and over 400 fell ill and the affected were admitted to KGH and other […]
Vizag gas leak: Andhra Pradesh government summons officials of LG Polymers from Korea
VIJAYAWADA: Taking a serious view of the gas leakage at LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam that claimed 12 lives, the state government is learnt to have summoned the management of the plant from South Korea along with a team of experts, and told them to cooperate with the inquiry into the mishap. Sources said the government […]
‘We don’t want your 1 crore – Close LG Polymers and we will give 2 Crores’
It is known that there was a protest by the villagers outside the LG Polymers factory who were suffered in the gas leak from the same company which is situated near the Vizag city. They demanded the government to move the company from their premises. On the other side, the AP government who understood the […]
ఈ పాపం ఎవరిది వైసీపీదా! టీడీపీదా!: Special Debate On Vizag Gas leak | Behind The Headlines
ఈ పాపం ఎవరిది వైసీపీదా! టీడీపీదా!: Special Debate On Vizag Gas leak | Behind The Headlines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCyATlvFYcg
A Night In Vizag: What If Jagan Stayed Back?
No doubt, CM Jagan has won hearts by announcing huge ex gratia to victims and giving confidence that the government is there to support the families. He has personally interacted with the gas leak victims at the KGH hospital and boosted their morales. However, many feel that Jagan should have stayed back at Vizag. Had […]
Jagan Ignores ‘Power Sentiment’, Visits KGH
Visakhapatnam’s King George Hospital (KGH) is infamous. It was jinxed as a few Chief Ministers who visited the hospital had lost power later. In 1995, then CM NT Ramarao had stepped into Vizag’s King George Hospital (KGH). Since then no Chief Minister has visited KGH hospital in power. But notwithstanding to such sentiments and superstitions, […]
More time to neutralise Styrene gas
It will take another 48 hours for the chemical engineering experts to neutralise poisonous Styrene vapour gas that has leaked from the tank of LG Polymers company here killing 12 people and affecting many others. Industries minister M Gautam Reddy said concerted efforts were being made by experts in the field to neutralize Styrene gas. […]
AP to conduct safety audit of firms to prevent Vizag-like gas tragedies
VISAKHAPATNAM: In the wake of LG Polymers gas tragedy, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to conduct ‘safety audit’ of the companies to ensure no such incident takes place in the future. Disclosing it to the media after inspection of the LG Polymers unit and reviewing the measures being taken to bring back the emission-levels […]
VizagGasLeak: Tribunal fines LG with Rs 50 crore
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers Company in the Vizag chemical gas leak episode. The NGT has also served notices to the Centre, state government, LG company and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Based on the preliminary report of deaths and damage incurred, the NGT […]
Jagan Worried About Brand Visakha!
The Thursday’s tragic mishap at Visakhapatnam in which 12 people died and many fell sick after inhaling poisonous gas emanated from LG Polymers has brought the port city back into focus and led to the talk whether it is safer to be made as administrative capital of Andhra Pradesh. Local environmentalists raised concern over the […]
For the first time Kanna appreciates Jagan
Andhra Pradesh BJP and ruling YSRCP are on a war of words in the recent times. To be more precisely AP BJP chief Kanna Lakshmi Narayana and YCP’s mouth piece Vijaya Sai Reddy were on a verbal war. Be it on measures of Corona or helping the distressed farmers, both the leaders indulged in ugly […]
Political Talk: ‘Jagan Magaadraa Buijji’
Not only the film industry, even the political field is ruled by fears and sentiments. There are two strong sentiments in Uttarandhra politics. If any Chief Minister steps into King George Hospital or visits Vamsadhara Barrage, they lose power shortly. TDP groups are making merry by forwarding a message stating, “Good news! NTR, the then […]
Five-member panel formed to probe Vizag gas leak, will submit report in one month
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday constituted a five-member High-Power Committee to probe into the causes behind the leakage of styrene gas from the LG Polymer plant at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, which claimed 12 lives, and take stock of the recovery steps being initiated. It will be submitting its final report […]