500 kg of chemical to neutralise Vizag gas leak

May 07, 2020 15:48

A victim lies unconscious on the road in Vizag

Vizag gas leak update: 500 kilos of Para-tertiary butyl catechol (PTBC) chemical will be airlifted from Daman by the Andhra Pradesh government for neutralizing the gas leak at the Visakhapatnam plant, says Ashwani Kumar, Secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. He said the decision to do so comes after a request by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to the Gujarat CM. Rupani then gave the orders to chemical companies in Vapi to send the chemical by road to Daman.

The Centre on Wednesday said 11 people died and 1,000 others were exposed to the gas leak at a chemical factory in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Director General of National Disaster Response Force SN Pradhan said leakage from the factory is now minimal but the NDRF personnel will be at the spot till it is totally plugged.

As of now 11 people have lost their lives due to the gas leak, he said at a hurriedly convened press conference here. Member of the National Disaster Management Authority Kamal Kishore said that about 1,000 people living in nearby areas of the factory have been exposed to the gas leak. Pradhan said 500 people belonging to 200-250 families living in 3 km radius have been evacuated to the safer places.

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