Members of Public Action Committee and Buddha Dariya Action Front pay homage to 11 victims of gas leak tragedy in Ludhiana. Calls for vigilance, formation of residents welfare associations, and more mohalla clinics with ambulances.
NHRC accepts action taken in Vizag Styrene gas leak tragedy in AP
February 19, 2021
Criminal proceedings against 12 accused
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India has accepted the action taken by the authorities concerned and the ex-gratia of ₹ 1 crore paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the tragic styrene gas leak incident in LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam.
The Andhra Pradesh Government has informed the Commission that 485 people were also paid ₹ 1 lakh each who were hospitalised for 2-3 days. It has also informed that criminal proceedings were initiated against the 12 accused.
The Commission had taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of eight persons and over 5,000 others falling sick due to leakage of styrene gas in Vizag district on May 7, 2020.