Delhi gas leak: Kejriwal assures strict action

May 06, 2017 21:34

Strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the gas leakage incident that led to the hospitalisation of around 450 girl students in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said most of the girls, who were hospitalised after they complained of irritation in eyes and breathlessness, were discharged, adding that a few of them were kept under observation.

"The Delhi government has asked the district magistrate to investigate the matter and find out how the gas leaked at the depot.

"We have asked the DM to take strict action against those found guilty of negligence," Kejriwal told reporters after meeting the students at one of the hospitals.

Sisodia said a team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was carrying out a study on the medical impact of the gas leakage incident.

IMAGE: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with Dy CM Manish Sisodia visits victims of gas leak at a hospital in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo

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