Supreme Court allows LG Polymers staff access to Vishakapatnam plant
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court allows LG Polymers staff access to Vishakapatnam plant

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed 30 staffers of LG Polymers emergency access to the company’s Vishakapatnam factory from where a styrene gas leak killed 11 people and affected another 1000 in the early hours of May 7. LG Polymers, represented by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, has highlighted that a complete seizure of the plant and its premises would have a “tremendous adverse consequences and impact”. “There would be some serious ill-effects, if by any chance the temperature goes beyond 25° Celsius,” Mr. Rohatgi submitted, while he pressed for the need of an emergency team to maintain plant safety. Meanwhile, the High Court, in its previous hearing, has already asked the Centre and the Andhra government to provide the net worth of LG Polymers Pvt Ltd as per the Companies Act.

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Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam
4 years, 5 months ago

Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change decided against closing down operations of the LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from where styrene gas leaked, killing at least 12 and causing 4,000 to take ill on May 7. After the disaster, documents accessed via the Right to Information Act show the MoEFCC convened a National Crisis Group …

[Vizag Gas Leak] SC Asks Andhra Pradesh HC To Expedite Pleas By LG For Access To Plant, Restrains Disbursal Of 50 Crore Deposit For 10 Days
4 years, 7 months ago

[Vizag Gas Leak] SC Asks Andhra Pradesh HC To Expedite Pleas By LG For Access To Plant, Restrains Disbursal Of 50 Crore Deposit For 10 Days

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the High Court of Andhra Pradesh to expeditiously decide the pending pleas of LG Polymers challenging sealing of the plant and praying for grant of access to the plant.A bench of Justices UU Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar & Vineet Saran also restrained the disbursal of the deposit amount of 50 Crores by LG Polymers for …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | How negligence and violations led to a deadly disaster
4 years, 7 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | How negligence and violations led to a deadly disaster

The Hindu  

A little past 3 a.m. on May 7, Naveen woke up smelling something different in the air. But that was the last we saw of him.” Naveen’s uncle, C. Gangaraju, only in his mid-thirties, was among the 12 people who died after inhaling the poisonous styrene monomer vapour that leaked from the LG Polymers plant in their village that night. …

National Green Tribunal holds LG Polymers liable for the loss of life
4 years, 7 months ago

National Green Tribunal holds LG Polymers liable for the loss of life

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal held that LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life caused by a gas leak at its factory in Visakhapatnam. Referring to an inspection report furnished by a NGT-appointed committee, a Bench, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, said, “The committee has opined that the company did not take proper care of …

Panel defers decision on green pass to LG Polymers
4 years, 7 months ago

Panel defers decision on green pass to LG Polymers

The Hindu  

A committee of experts constituted by the Environment Ministry has deferred its decision on providing environmental clearance to LG Polymers India, Andhra Pradesh. Permission sought In its application of 2017, the company applied for permission to manufacture polystyrene and increase capacity from 415 tonnes per day to 655 TPD, as well as a nod to obtain environment clearance. The EAC, …

Vizag Gas Leak : SC Agrees To Permit 30 Personnel From LG Polymers To Access The Chemical Plant [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak : SC Agrees To Permit 30 Personnel From LG Polymers To Access The Chemical Plant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has agreed to permit 30 persons from LG Polymers access to the chemical plant wherein the Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy took place on May 7, which left multiple people dead and injured. A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran heard the matter and directed the Petitioner to provide a list of 30 …

HC orders seizure of LG Polymers plant
4 years, 7 months ago

HC orders seizure of LG Polymers plant

The Hindu  

The High Court has directed that the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam should be seized and no one, including the company directors, be allowed to enter its premises. Chief Justice J.K. Maheswari and Justice K. Lalitha Kumari also ordered that the company assets, both movable and immovable, should not be shifted without their consent. It sought to know whether the …

Vizag Gas Leak : AP HC Directs Seizure Of LG Polymers Premises; Restrains Directors From Leaving Country [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak : AP HC Directs Seizure Of LG Polymers Premises; Restrains Directors From Leaving Country [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered the State Government to seize the company premises of the LG Polymers chemical plant at Vishakapatnam, from where the leakage of the Styrene chemical occurred during the wee hours of May 7, leaving many persons dead and injured.The Court also restrained the Directors of the Company from leaving the country without the …

A.P. gas leak: Supreme Court declines to interfere with NGT order
4 years, 7 months ago

A.P. gas leak: Supreme Court declines to interfere with NGT order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court did not interfere on Tuesday with an order passed by the National Green Tribunal, which ordered LG Polymers to pay ₹50 crore as interim compensation for the gas leak at its Visakhapatnam plant and set up a five-member fact-finding committee to inquire into the incident leading to the death of several innocents. Lalit, did not budge despite …

Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers moves Supreme Court against Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board
4 years, 7 months ago

Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers moves Supreme Court against Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board

The Hindu  

The Visakhapatnam-based LG Polymers has filed a case against Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Supreme Court. The APPCB was taken by surprise by the latest move by LG Polymers that caused the death of 12 people in a recent Styrene gas leak incident. In the Civil Case between LG Polymers and APPCB, the company has included Union of India …

EXCLUSIVE | Vizag gas leak: CCTV footage shows how toxic vapour engulfed village as many collapsed on ground
4 years, 8 months ago

EXCLUSIVE | Vizag gas leak: CCTV footage shows how toxic vapour engulfed village as many collapsed on ground

India Today  

A CCTV footage accessed by India Today showed the horrific styrene gas leak from LG Polymers plant at Andhra Pradesh's Vishakapatnam. The Vizag gas leak tragedy on May 7 affected villages in a five-kilometre radius, killing at least 12 people and affecting thousands. The police had also filed cases against few locals for protesting against the gas leak and blocking …

'I'm in deep shock': Eyewitness accounts of Vizag gas leak
4 years, 8 months ago

'I'm in deep shock': Eyewitness accounts of Vizag gas leak

India Today  

It was around 3 am on Thursday. When locals realised that a gas leak had occurred at the LG Polymers chemical plant, they rushed out of their homes to open areas, he said. 40-year-old Rama Rao, a resident of Ravi Nagar, located just 3 km away from the site of the gas leak, said he and his wife rushed to …

Visakhapatnam gas leak: NGT directs LG Polymers India to deposit ₹50 crore
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak: NGT directs LG Polymers India to deposit ₹50 crore

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed LG Polymers India to deposit an initial amount of ₹50 crore for the damage caused by the gas leak in Visakhapatnam. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Central Pollution Control Board and the Union Environment Ministry, seeking their response …

Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers Has ‘Absolute Liability’ Under Law
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers Has ‘Absolute Liability’ Under Law

The Quint  

For them to be held responsible, there is no need to show they were negligent, or did something which caused the leak – the very fact that it happened from their plant is enough. There are no exceptions or defences whatsoever to this ‘absolute liability’, which is what makes it makes it stronger than the legal standard that is generally …

Vizag gas tragedy: Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister
4 years, 8 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: Visakhapatnam gas leak under control, says LG Chemical; investigating cause
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: Visakhapatnam gas leak under control, says LG Chemical; investigating cause

India TV News  

South Korea's LG Chemical on Thursday said a gas leak at its plant LG Polymers located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh has been brought under control. Synthetic chemical styrene leaked from the industrial plant in Andhra Pradesh, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. What is LG Polymers: LG Polymers India, from …

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