In Photos: 36 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Families Still Struggle to Pick Up Threads of Life
4 years, 2 months ago

In Photos: 36 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Families Still Struggle to Pick Up Threads of Life

News 18  

Mohd Shafiq was eight years old when his mother vomited blood due to inhalation of MIC gas leaked from the UCIL factory. The deaths of four workers at the Rourkela Steel Plant last week due to a toxic gas leak is the latest in India’s long toll of industrial disasters. Widely known as the “world’s worst industrial disaster”, the Bhopal gas leak was a dreadful wake-up call for India’s policymakers. The Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Act 1985, was passed in the immediate aftermath of the incident.

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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court
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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court

Live Mint  

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that it will not intervene in the matter concerning the disposal of waste at the Union Carbide Plant as the matter is already being monitored by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory during the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing …

Protestors against shifting of Bhopal gas tragedy waste attempt self-immolation, 2 sustain burn injuries
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protestors against shifting of Bhopal gas tragedy waste attempt self-immolation, 2 sustain burn injuries

Op India  

Two people sustained burn injuries after some of the protestors attempted self-immolation during protests against the shifting of toxic waste materials from Bhopal Gas tragedy site to Pithampur in Dhar district for its disposal on Friday, according to eyewitnesses. After four decades of the tragic incident, “Bhopal gas tragedy”- touted as the world’s worst industrial disaster, the toxic waste materials …

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal/Dhar, Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister addressed "doubters" and said the issue should not be politicised. Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 337 tons of waste was shifted from the defunct Union …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, says Mahajan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, says Mahajan

Hindustan Times  

Indore, The disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy must be undertaken after detailed discussions with scientists and experts as it has a bearing on the wellbeing of citizens, senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Thursday. However, it should be done after detailed discussions with scientists, experts and …

Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about the horrific industrial disaster of 1984
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about the horrific industrial disaster of 1984

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Almost forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the shifting of around 377 tons of hazardous waste began from the defunct Union Carbide factory on Wednesday night for its disposal. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," said Bhopal Gas Tragedy …

40 years after Bhopal gas leak, toxic waste set to travel 250 km for disposal
2 months, 4 weeks ago

40 years after Bhopal gas leak, toxic waste set to travel 250 km for disposal

India Today  

Forty years after the world's worst industrial disaster, the process of removing toxic waste stored at the defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal has begun. Around 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste, including remnants of the pesticide Sewan and other chemicals used in the production of MIC, will be transported to Pithampur, about 250 kilometres away, for safe disposal. …

Bhopal gas survivors’ groups, Pithampur locals protest over Union Carbide waste
3 months, 1 week ago

Bhopal gas survivors’ groups, Pithampur locals protest over Union Carbide waste

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors along with locals at Pithampur Industrial Area have opposed the government’s plan to dispose of the overground Union Carbide waste at Pithampur incinerator saying it will further pollute the industrial area. Lending support to the protests by Pithampur Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh president Rashida Bee said, “The technical presentation of …

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights

New Indian Express  

2nd December 2024 marked 40 years since the Bhopal gas leak disaster happened, one of the worst industrial catastrophes and corporate negligence cases in living memory, not only in India but worldwide, the plea said. The Bhopal gas tragedy has scientific and environmental implications including human, health risks, and contaminated soil, water and air, the plea said. Despite having numerous …

40 Yrs Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy But Authorities Still Indolent: High Court Orders Swift Disposal Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory
3 months, 2 weeks ago

40 Yrs Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy But Authorities Still Indolent: High Court Orders Swift Disposal Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory

Live Law  

Terming the non-removal of toxic waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide Factory site at Bhopal a "sorry state of affairs", the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the authorities to immediately clean-up the site and take all remedial measures for safe disposal of the waste/material from the area. In doing so, the court underscored that if waste is …

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt

Live Mint  

On the night of 2-3 December 1984, 40 tonnes of deadly methyl-isocyanate gas leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal. A study of its long-term health effects by the Bhopal Gas Disaster Research Centre of the Indian Council for Medical Research concluded: “The results show that the toxic gas exposees, for long after the exposure, continued to suffer from …

Learnings from Bhopal tragedy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Learnings from Bhopal tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Around 12.40am on December 3, 1984, nearly 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate, a poisonous gas, started to leak from the Union Carbide India Limited plant near Bhopal. The official figures showed that 5,295 died though activists later estimated that at least 15,000 lives were lost, while many more suffered from morbidities arising out of exposure to the noxious gas. Five …

Lingering tragedy of Bhopal gas disaster
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lingering tragedy of Bhopal gas disaster

Hindustan Times  

Over 25,000 people are estimated to have died in the Bhopal gas disaster that occurred 40 years ago on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984. Regrettably, they and those registered with other hospitals and clinics under the gas relief department of the state government are denied the best available treatment, despite ₹1,200 crore earmarked for this lying unutilised with …

40 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: How the disaster affected people even before their birth
3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: How the disaster affected people even before their birth

Firstpost  

Forty years ago, on the intervening night of December 2-3, a terrible tragedy struck Bhopal as highly toxic methyl isocyanate leaked from American company Union Carbide’s pesticide factory in the city. In 1984, highly toxic methyl isocyanate leaked from American company Union Carbide’s pesticide factory in Bhopal, exposing around five lakh people to the poisonous gas. Bhopal gas tragedy’s victims …

40 years after tragedy struck Bhopal, no end to suffering
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years after tragedy struck Bhopal, no end to suffering

Hindustan Times  

Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. “The soil and water here are contaminated -- that is why kids are still being born with deformities.” Waste disposal remains a challenge Forty years on, the Union Carbide plant continues to haunt Bhopal …

40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: How did the world’s worst industrial disaster unfold? What has happened since?
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: How did the world’s worst industrial disaster unfold? What has happened since?

Firstpost  

In the intervening hours of December 2 and December 3 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbine chemical plant on the outskirts of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, instantly killing thousands and maiming lakhs of others. File image/AFP Just after the clock struck 12 at night on December 2, 1984, an industrial accident began to unfold at Union …

Remembering Bhopal Gas Disaster | Governments Do Not Care About the Poor: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activists
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering Bhopal Gas Disaster | Governments Do Not Care About the Poor: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activists

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 02, 2024 13:09 IST - 14 MINS READ December 2-3, 1984. The Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s deadliest industrial disaster, exemplifies what Rob Nixon, professor of Environment and Humanities at Princeton University, calls “slow violence”—harm that unfolds gradually and invisibly, but with devastating, long-lasting effects. We committed the funds to three key objectives: first, to provide free …

1 dead, 8 hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas at Andhra pharma factory
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4 months ago

1 dead, 8 hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas at Andhra pharma factory

Hindustan Times  

At least one person died and eight others were hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas fumes in a pharma company in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district, PTI cited police officials as saying on Wednesday. Police investigate the toxic gas leak incident at Tagore Pharma Laboratories in Parawada, The incident took place at the Parawada Pharma City around 4:30 pm on Tuesday. Police …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?

Firstpost  

The Madhya Pradesh government is set to incinerate 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in the closed Union Carbide facility in Bhopal, nearly 40 years after the tragedy struck. File Photo/AFP About forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh government has started the process to dispose of the 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in …

Bhopal gas tragedy horrors continue to haunt survivors even after 39 years, ex-railwaymen recount Dec 2 night
1 year, 3 months ago

Bhopal gas tragedy horrors continue to haunt survivors even after 39 years, ex-railwaymen recount Dec 2 night

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Even after 39 years since the toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 in Bhopal that killed thousands of people, the horrific incident continues to give nightmares to the survivors. At least 3,787 people lost their lives and over 5 lakh were physically affected after a toxic gas …

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY | ‘Court abdicated its responsibility’: Rachna Dhingra
1 year, 10 months ago

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY | ‘Court abdicated its responsibility’: Rachna Dhingra

The Hindu  

The social activist discusses several critical issues concerning the disaster from the survivors’ perspective. The highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticide plant in Bhopal injured over half a million people and has killed over 25,000 since 1984. Against this backdrop, Dhingra discusses several critical issues concerning the Bhopal Gas Disaster from the perspective of …

Gas leak incidents in past one year that made headlines
1 year, 10 months ago

Gas leak incidents in past one year that made headlines

Hindustan Times  

The gas leak from a chemical plant in Ludhiana's Giaspura area in which at least 11 people were killed on Sunday has reminded people of many such incidents over the past one year. Ammonia gas leak in Haryana's Jhajjar A gas leak was reported at a factory in the Jhajjar district of Haryana on April 28, 2022, in which no …

Bhopal gas tragedy case | Supreme Court dismisses Centre’s petition seeking additional compensation
2 years ago

Bhopal gas tragedy case | Supreme Court dismisses Centre’s petition seeking additional compensation

The Hindu  

March 14, 2023 11:04 am | Updated 01:10 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on March 14 dismissed the government’s curative petition to secure more money from Union Carbide Corporation to pay the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy as an attempt which came 39 years too late after what came to be known as ‘the world’s largest …

Explained | What does the Centre want in Bhopal gas case?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | What does the Centre want in Bhopal gas case?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union of India calls the Bhopal gas leak tragedy the world’s largest industrial disaster. Thirty-nine years after the incident, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice S. K. Kaul has reserved its judgment on a curative petition filed by the Centre in November 2010 to enhance the $470 million compensation fixed in …

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades on, no closure in sight for victims
2 years, 3 months ago

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades on, no closure in sight for victims

Firstpost  

The story of Bhopal gas tragedy becomes more glaring and tragic in the absence of any environmental assessment, accountability, punishment or lessons learnt The Bhopal gas leak from the factory on the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd December 1984 is estimated to have killed between 3,700 and 25,000 people and poisoned half a million. The story of Bhopal gas …

MP CM Leads All Religion Meet To Mark Bhopal Gas Tragedy Anniversary Blames Union Carbide For Unforgettable Disaster
2 years, 3 months ago

MP CM Leads All Religion Meet To Mark Bhopal Gas Tragedy Anniversary Blames Union Carbide For Unforgettable Disaster

ABP News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday held a prayer meet with the leaders of different religions to pay tributes to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy on its 38th anniversary, where he said the "mistake and carelessness" of Union Carbide company caused an "unforgettable" disaster that claimed human lives on a large scale. Toxic gas leaking …

Gas leak at company premises in Andhra Pradesh’s Atchutapuram, many hospitalised
2 years, 7 months ago

Gas leak at company premises in Andhra Pradesh’s Atchutapuram, many hospitalised

Live Mint  

Atleast 112 women have been admitted to hospital after they fell ill due to gas leak at a apparel manufacturing plant in India in Atchutapuram in Andhra Pradesh. Some women employees were rushed to local hospital for treatment after they fell ill. Hemanth, District Medical & Health Officer, Anakapalle said, "At present 53 patients are admitted. Earlier in June, about …

Andhra Pradesh: Gas Leak In Company Near Visakhapatnam, 50 Hospitalised
2 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Gas Leak In Company Near Visakhapatnam, 50 Hospitalised

ABP News  

Atleast 50 people were hospitalised following suspected gas leakage at a company in Achutapuram in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district, ANI reported. The gas leak was reported at a seeds garment manufacturing company in the Special Economic Zone in Achutapuram area. About 200 women workers of an apparel firm fell sick after a gas leakage at an adjacent drugs company in …

Visakhapatnam gas leak: N Chandrababu Naidu demands action against those responsible
2 years, 9 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak: N Chandrababu Naidu demands action against those responsible

Firstpost  

The TDP chief demanded that all necessary medical treatment should be given to the affected workers Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed concern over the gas leak incident in a Visakhapatnam laboratory in which around 200 workers fell ill. Further, TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh condemned the government for allegedly …

Gujarat: Six people dead, 20 others injured after gas leakage in Surat
3 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat: Six people dead, 20 others injured after gas leakage in Surat

Live Mint  

A total of six people have died and 20 others have been hospitalised in an unfortunate gas leak incident at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat in Gujarat on Thursday. “Six people died and 20 others were admitted to the civil hospital after gas leakage at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat early morning today”, the …

37 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about world's worst industrial disaster
3 years, 3 months ago

37 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about world's worst industrial disaster

India TV News  

Highlights Methyl isocyanate leakage from Union Carbide on intervening night of Dec 2, 3 killed over 3K people The cause of the so-called 'accidental leakage' is still under debate. Here's the timeline of the Bhopal gas tragedy: December 3, 1984: Toxic methyl isocyanate gas releases from Union Carbide India Ltd’s pesticide plant in Bhopal killing about 15,000 people and injuring …

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Victims still await adequate compensation even after 37 years
3 years, 3 months ago

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Victims still await adequate compensation even after 37 years

India TV News  

Highlights Methyl isocyanate leakage from Union Carbide on intervening night of Dec 2, 3 killed over 3K people The incident left 1.02 lakh others affected at that time whcih later rose to over 5.70 lakh On June 7, 2010, local court convicted 7 executives of UCIL to 2 years of imprisonment Thirty-seven years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, termed as …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Remembering India's worst industrial disaster as victims still await justice
3 years, 3 months ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Remembering India's worst industrial disaster as victims still await justice

Firstpost  

Tragedy struck Madhya Pradesh’s capital after midnight on 3 December 1984 when thousands died following the leak of poisonous gases from the Union Carbide Corporation plant First, there was Chernobyl and then there was the Bhopal gas leak. Thirty-seven years ago on this day, India experienced a horror of untold magnitude in the form of the Bhopal gas leak in …

Governments Failed to Bring Culprits of Bhopal Gas Tragedy to Justice Even After 37 Yrs, Say Survivors
3 years, 3 months ago

Governments Failed to Bring Culprits of Bhopal Gas Tragedy to Justice Even After 37 Yrs, Say Survivors

News 18  

NGOs working for the rights of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Wednesday alleged that various governments in Madhya Pradesh and at the Centre have failed to bring the culprits of the world’s biggest industrial tragedy to justice even after 37 years. “We would like the world to know that even after 37 years of the world’s …

Still Bearing the Wounds: Ailments Among Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Have Surged Over Years, Says Health Centre
4 years, 3 months ago

Still Bearing the Wounds: Ailments Among Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Have Surged Over Years, Says Health Centre

News 18  

Painting a grim picture of the health hazards the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy sufferers have endured in the past 15 years, an organisation working for their treatment said that ailments among survivors have surged in this period. Dr Sanjay Srivastava from Sambhavna Trust Clinic, a dedicated facility in the old city for treatment of victims of the industrial disaster, said …

Bhopal: Survivors of industrial accident make up over half of Covid-19 victims in Indian city
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhopal: Survivors of industrial accident make up over half of Covid-19 victims in Indian city

The Independent  

The survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster are six times more prone to Covid-19 infections and account for more than half of the total coronavirus deaths in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh in India, advocacy groups say. Aqueel Razi, whose mother Shaheen died of Covid-19 in April, said he took her to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research …

Organisations Write Letter to MP Govt Seeking Help for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims in View of Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Organisations Write Letter to MP Govt Seeking Help for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims in View of Covid-19

News 18  

Organisations working for the cause of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy on Sunday demanded urgent help for the victims, especially widows, from the Madhya Pradesh government in view of the COVID-19 crisis. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, these organisations claimed the condition of about 5,000 widowed victims has become pathetic, as they have …

Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at Vizag pharma company
4 years, 8 months ago

Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at Vizag pharma company

The Hindu  

Two persons died and four were taken ill after inhaling benzimidazole vapours, which leaked at the Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited at JN Pharma City in Parawada, about 40 km from the city, on Monday. Vizag District Collector V. Vinay Chand, Commissioner of Police R.K. Meena and officials from the Fire Service and Factories department rushed to the pharma company. …

Vizag gas leak: India must overhaul its compensatory regime
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak: India must overhaul its compensatory regime

Hindustan Times  

The May 7 gas leak in the LG polymers plant in Vizag killed a dozen and injured over 1,000. The Vizag case has brought back into limelight the gross inadequacies in the country’s legislative and regulatory framework that deals with compensation for industrial disasters In the aftermath of the Bhopal gas leak, various legislations dealing with industrial accidents were passed …

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery

Live Law  

Opening our eyes to the horrific images of unconscious people and people with breathing difficulties brought the big media houses to divert from the ideological debates taking place since a long while. The chemical, methyl isocyanate, that spilled out from Union Carbide India Ltd's pesticide factory turned the city into a vast gas chamber. The US-based multinational company, Union Carbide …

India gas leak: 13 dead and hundreds in hospital as toxic cloud spreads across southern city of Vishakhapatnam
4 years, 10 months ago

India gas leak: 13 dead and hundreds in hospital as toxic cloud spreads across southern city of Vishakhapatnam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Distressing images on social media showed people who had …

Vizag gas leak kills at least 11, impacts another 1,000 people; disturbing visuals bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedy
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak kills at least 11, impacts another 1,000 people; disturbing visuals bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedy

Firstpost  

As India was grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, another mishap at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam district killed at least 11 people, including one child and lead to the hospitalistaion of hundreds others. As India was grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, another mishap at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam district killed at least 11 people, including …

Vizag gas leak claims at least 11 lives: Amit Shah terms incident 'disturbing', says home ministry closely monitoring situation
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak claims at least 11 lives: Amit Shah terms incident 'disturbing', says home ministry closely monitoring situation

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday described the gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam as “disturbing” and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation. We are continuously and closely monitoring the situation,” Shah tweeted. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy spoke to Andhra Pradesh’s chief secretary and director …

Vizag gas tragedy: Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas tragedy: Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh's Industry Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the negligence by LG Polymers led to a gas leak from its plant in Visakhapatnam, resulting in the death of eight people and affecting many others. The minister said the company management would have to own the responsibility for the tragedy, which affected people in surrounding villages. The contact numbers …

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The people in areas around the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh woke up early on Thursday with a foul smell, which was from the Styrene gas leaked from the plant owned by South Korean company LG Chemicals. People affected by gas leak being taken to a hospital for treatment, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. At least 30 tonnes …

Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: PM Modi meets NDMA officials, assures all help to Andhra CM YS Reddy
4 years, 10 months ago

Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: PM Modi meets NDMA officials, assures all help to Andhra CM YS Reddy

India TV News  

PM Modi is meeting National Disaster Management Authority officials over gas leak incident at Visakhapatnam plant in Andhra Pradesh earlier today. In a tweet the prime minister said, "has spoken to officials of MHA and NDMA regarding the situation after a gas leak incident adding it is being monitored closely and that he prays for everyone’s safety and well-being in …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | Updates
4 years, 10 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | Updates

The Hindu  

Eleven people, including a six-year-old girl, died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked from a chemical plant belonging to LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel will take up on Friday the matter titled “In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical …

Andhra Pradesh: 11 dead, over 1,000 hospitalised after gas leak at chemical plant in Visakhapatnam
4 years, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 11 dead, over 1,000 hospitalised after gas leak at chemical plant in Visakhapatnam

India TV News  

At least 11 people, including one child, were dead after a gas leakage was reported from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam early on Thursday. More than 1,000 others were taken to the hospital after they complained of health issues following the gas leak, reported at the LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam. Meanwhile, the Greater Visakhapatnam …

Vizag gas leak kills 11, boiler blast rocks Tamil Nadu: Tragedies strike India amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak kills 11, boiler blast rocks Tamil Nadu: Tragedies strike India amid coronavirus lockdown

India Today  

If anyone thought that India had seen the worst due to Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown miseries, Thursday proved them wrong. The first one, gas leak in LG Polymer Plant at R Venkatapuram village near Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam, killed 11 people and made at least 1,000 others sick. Vizag gas leak India on Thursday woke up to an industrial chemical leak …

'Year worsening by the day': Vizag gas leak plunges nation into sorrow | PHOTOS
4 years, 10 months ago

'Year worsening by the day': Vizag gas leak plunges nation into sorrow | PHOTOS

India Today  

A gas leak at a chemical plant near Vishakhapatnam killed at least 11 people on Thursday and brought back memories of another industrial disaster: the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority and spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy earlier today. Chemical gas leaked from …

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