Anakapalli industrial accident: YSRCP announces compensation for victims
The HinduMLC Botcha Satyanarayana on Saturday announced that the YSR Congress Party will provide compensation to the victims of the industrial accident, which occurred on August 21, at the Escientia Advanced Sciences Private Limited in the Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone of Anakapalli district. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on behalf of the party, has decided to provide ₹5 lakh to the kin of the victims who died in the accident and ₹1 lakh each to the injured. Mr. Satyanarayana alleged that the Telugu Desam Party government was ‘negligent’ in reacting to the industrial accident, adding that it failed to maintain safety measures in the industries and started to blame the previous government. He also said that the accident occurred on August 21 and the victims were brought to a corporate hospital in Visakhapatnam on August 22.