‘Minuscule technical leak’ at Vizag chemical factory; situation under control: Officials
NEW DELHI: A “minuscule technical leak” had occurred at the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam where styrene gas leaked in the early hours of Thursday but it was controlled and the process of neutralisation is on, officials said on Friday. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the National Environmental Engineering Research […]
Gas snuffs out bright medico’s life in Visakhapatnam
VISAKHAPATNAM: The bright future of a young student of Andhra Medical College came to an abrupt end with the LG Polymers gas leak at RR Venkatapuram on Thursday. The 19-year-old first-year MBBS student, Annepu Chandra Mouli, was among the 11 victims. A bright student who excelled in academics, he was reportedly studying till the early […]
In-Talk: Truth behind LG Polymers second gas leakage
Gas leakage turned out to be a nightmare for Vizag people. Gopalapatnam region was evacuated yesterday and the people were moved to a safe region. Few segments of media reported that the gas got leaked again in the early hours which made people all over the state panic about their relatives who are living in […]
What’s Stopping Naidu From Flying To Vizag?
Leader of the opposition in the AP Assembly and Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday appealed to the Union government to immediately rush highly qualified medical teams to Visakhapatnam to treat the victims of Vizag gas tragedy. He sought a thorough probe into the incident. He also sought permission from the Prime Minister’s […]
Vizag gas leak: Jagan Salutes Jagan
Ace film director Puri Jagannath who is fondly called Jagan by his friends in film circle has praised YS Jagan on his decision of giving Rs 1 Cr ex gratia to the families of Vizag Gas leak victims. He tweeted, “All the videos coming from Vizag after #vizagGasLeak just unable to take the pain. It’s […]
CISF plays vital role in controlling gas leakage in Visakhapatnam
NEW DELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday said it played a vital role in controlling the gas leakage and rescue operations during the styrene gas leakage in LG Polymers in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. The central paramilitary force, in a statement, said the CISF Fire Service Wing of VSP Vishakapatnam along with one […]
VizagGasTragedy: AP HC & NHRC step in
The chemical gas leak by LG Polymers company in Vizag has killed nine people and among them are two kids of six years. AP CM YS Jagan visited KGH hospital in the city and pacified the people who got affected due to the chemical gas and later announced a committee for a deep investigation. Andhra […]
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to take stock of Vizag gas leak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to take stock of the steps being taken in response to the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident in which 11 people have been killed. He discussed at length the measures being taken for the safety of the affected people as well as for securing the site […]
Did lockdown, summer heat lead to gas leak? Andhra pollution control board chief thinks so
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) chairperson BSS Prasad on Thursday clarified that LG Polymers had all the necessary permissions to operate its factory on the outskirts of Vizag. “There was no illegal equipment nor were any illegal processes conducted inside the unit,” he asserted. Speaking to The New Indian Express, he said that […]
Jagan’s quick response wins applause
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s quick response to the Vishakapatnam gas tragedy has won applause from the Telugu people in both AP, states. They hailed him for being brave and moving freely with the victims amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In an unprecedented manner, Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy flew to Vizag soon […]
Jagan sets new precedent with huge ex gratia?
The ex gratia of Rs 1 crore to each of the families of the deceased in poisonous gas leak tragedy of Visakhapatnam on Thursday by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has set a new precedent in the history of not only the state, but also in the entire country. It is for the […]
Jagan Announces Rs 1 Cr for Kin of Deceased in ‘Chemical Disaster’
11 people, including two children, have died while about 300 are hospitalised after a gas leakage from LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh today. Footages of the incident show people lying on Vizag’s roads near the site, possibly unconscious. Many are being carried into ambulances, and people rushing in […]
Vizag gas leak: Jagan announces 1 Cr ex-gratia to families of deceased
As Vizag gas leak tragedy turned out to be fatal for 11 people and over 1000 fell sick, AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has rushed to Vizag. He has met the victims and their families at the King George Hospital in the city where the victims are being treated. Later, he conducted a meeting with […]
YS Jagan’s response on Vizag toxic gas leakage
Problems are coming one after the other for Andhra Pradesh. While fighting with Covid-19, Andhra Pradesh Government is now doing another battle against the toxic gas leakage in Vishakapatnam region. In the early hours, toxic gas got leaked from LG Polymers which made locals of Gopalapatnam fall unconscious. Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan was informed […]
Gas leak: All you need to know about Vizag plant
Visakhapatnam: LG Polymers India, from whose chemical plant in Visakhapatnam the gas leaked early Thursday, is part of the South Korean group LG Chemical and is headquartered in Mumbai. Founded as Hindustan Polymers in 1961 for making polystyrene and its co-polymers at Visakhapatnam, the company was merged with McDowell & Co Ltd of UB Group […]