Vizag chemical plant licence may get revoked if it is found flouting environmental norms
Vizag chemical plant licence may get revoked if it is found flouting environmental norms
PTINEW DELHI, MAY 08, 2020 02:50 IST
UPDATED: MAY 08, 2020 01:43 IST
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The National Disaster Management Authority is looking into the matter and will release a report soon
The licence of the Vishakhapatnam chemical plant may get revoked if it is found flouting environmental norms, an environment ministry official said on Thursday on the gas leak incident that claimed 11 lives and impacted about 1,000 people.
The official said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is looking into the matter and will soon come out with a report.
“The NDMA is investigating the matter. The report should be out soon. If the plant is found flouting environment safety norms, we will cancel its licence. It is premature to say anything else right now,” the official said.
Gas leaked from the chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Thursday and quickly spread to villages in a five-kilometre radius. Many collapsed to the ground as they tried to escape the toxic vapours.
PTINEW DELHI, MAY 08, 2020 02:50 IST
UPDATED: MAY 08, 2020 01:43 IST
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The National Disaster Management Authority is looking into the matter and will release a report soon
The licence of the Vishakhapatnam chemical plant may get revoked if it is found flouting environmental norms, an environment ministry official said on Thursday on the gas leak incident that claimed 11 lives and impacted about 1,000 people.
The official said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is looking into the matter and will soon come out with a report.
“The NDMA is investigating the matter. The report should be out soon. If the plant is found flouting environment safety norms, we will cancel its licence. It is premature to say anything else right now,” the official said.
Gas leaked from the chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Thursday and quickly spread to villages in a five-kilometre radius. Many collapsed to the ground as they tried to escape the toxic vapours.
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