Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW B SMES MUST ENHANCE RESOURCE ‘EXODUS OF MIGRANT WORKERS TO I ALSO FEEL PRESSURE LIKE HOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH EFFICIENCY, PROFITABILITY IMPACT INDUSTRY, FARM SECTORS' EVERYONE ELSE: DHONI BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 185 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY MAY 8, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SAM TAKES ACTING LESSONS FROM HELEN MIRREN { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com # VizagGasLeak Major gas leak at LG polymers leaves 11 dead 20 critical, 360 hospitalised in port city President of India @rashtrapatibhvn The 11 victims Spoke to officials of MHA and A Chandramouli (19) NDMA regarding the situation in Kundana Sreya (6) Visakhapatnam, which is being N Greeshma (9) monitored closely. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being Appala Narasamma (45) Children who fell victim to the gas leak are shifted to hospital in an ambulance in Vizag city on Thursday. in Visakhapatnam. Ch Ganga Raju (48) B Narayanamma (35) No permission given Krishna Murthy (72) P Varalakshmi (38) to LG Polymers: DIC N Nani (40) P Sankara Rao (40) PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Narendra Modi V Nookaraju (50) The general manager of District @narendramodi Industries Centre on Thursday Spoke to officials of MHA and WHAT IS STYRENE? stated that no permission was HOW POISONOUS IS IT accorded to LG Polymers to NDMA regarding the situation in Styrene is primarily a Depends on the exposure time. Acute resume production, which was Visakhapatnam, which is being synthetic chemical. It is also exposure to styrene in humans results stopped with the commence- monitored closely. I pray for known as vinylbenzene, in respiratory effects, such as mucous ment of lockdown. ethenylbenzene, cinnamene, membrane irritation, eye irritation, and It may be noted here that the everyone’s safety and well-being or phenylethylene. It's a gastrointestinal effects. Tests show in Visakhapatnam. styrene to have low to moderate industries must take permis- colorless liquid that sion from the Andhra evaporates easily and has a toxicity by inhalation and oral sweet smell. exposure. Industries department to reopen the plants after the Toxic styrene gas leaks from the LG Polymers located in RR Venkatapuram village, in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. lockdown was eased keeping in view the collapsing economy. SUMIT ONKA At least 11 people died view of the pandemic was The plant officials, however, n VISAKHAPATNAM and 318 of those affected relaxed partially to restart claimed that the preparation to are undergoing treatment at the economy, preparation to reopen was underway and not Gas leak victims fall down on a Horrors of the Bhopal gas various hospitals till the last reopen the plant was under- manufacturing. footpath as passersby attempt to help Amit Shah tragedy returned on official report came in. The way after 40 days of closure. General manager, M them in Vizag on Thursday. @AmitShah Thursday with death taking actual number of those The city woke up to see Ramalinga Reddy told media people in their sleep and affected is yet to be ascer- hundreds of residents faint- on Thursday soon after the products and they were still The incident in Vizag is some fainting due to leakage tained. LG Polymer manu- ing at random within a incident that the management valid. disturbing.Have spoken to the of toxic gas styrene from factures polystyrene. AP radius of 5 km from the had applied for permission for However, Visakhapatnam South Korean giant, LG Pollution Control Board plant.As the gas spread, resuming the operation but it West TDP MLA PVGR Naidu, NDMA officials and concerned Polymers India Private officials confirmed that the those residents who could was turned down. under whose constituency the authorities. We are continuously Limited’s plant at RR gas leaked was Styrene. In make sense of the goings- The DIC allowed a bare factory runs, told this corre- and closely monitoring the Venkatapuram in Bhopal tragedy, the leaked on ran out of their homes minimum of staff for mainte- spondent that the manage- situation.I pray for the well- Gopalpatnam, just 8-km gas was methyl isocyanate in panic. Distressing images nance work. The management ment submitted a letter to the being of the people of from Vizag airport. (MIC) while it is of people fainting and drop- again made a second attempt district collector intimating Recounting the horror, the Ethenylbenzene (C8H8) in ping unconscious on the after lockdown was eased after him that the company was Visakhapatnam. victims say the incident Vizag which comes under streets started being shared May 4 but not granted. starting its production. occurred around 2.30 am when category 4 given the risk. on social media. The AP Pollution Control “It was only intimation and they were in deep slumber. After the lockdown in 3 Board official said they gave not permission to start the fac- NOC in 2017 and 2019 for two tory,’’ the MLA pointed out. Police book case Why did alarms not Vizag gas tragedy PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Rahul Gandhi a wake-up call @RahulGandhi Gopalapatnam police on Thursday booked cases under ring, wonders Jagan n Aren't there 'ticking bombs' I’m shocked to hear about the relevant Sections of the IPC in TS too? n #VizagGasLeak . I urge our against LG Polymers for leak- PNS VISAKHAPATNAM CM told the LG Polymers Congress workers & leaders in age of Styrene gas that result- officials that the state n Hundreds of polymer units, ed in death of 10 persons and Officials of LG Polymers met especially in MSME sector, the area to provide all necessary left hundreds of people ill. Chief Minister YS government has ordered a areoperating in GHMC limits support & assistance to those Based on the complaint Jaganmohan Reddy on probe and that string-ent affected. My condolences to the filed by MV Subba Rao, the Thursday at the Visakhapa- action would be initiated n Many of them are located in families of those who have Village Revenue Officer of tnam airport lounge and densely populated areas Venkatapuram, Gopalapat- appraised him of the factors for failure or lapses in perished. I pray that those nam police registered a case that led to the gas leak at the taking safety measures. n The need of the hour is hospitalised make a speedy against LG Polymers. factory in RR Venkatapuram assessment of the condition of recovery. The police said cases have in Vizag. machinery and safety measures been registered under Sections While stating that the inci- He also informed the com- 278, 284, 285 of IPC (deals dent was most unfortunate, pany officials that a high- in place in all such units to avert with the negligent act of the Chief Minister told the LG level committee was constitut- Vizag-type tragedies in TS release gas obnoxious to air) Polymers officials that the ed to investigate the factors Section 337 and 338 of IPC state government has ordered that led to the gas leak. The PNS n HYDERABAD (rash and negligent act lead- a probe and that stringent future course of action will ing to injuries) and Section action would be initiated for depend on the outcome of the Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy consoles an elderly man undergoing treatment at the KGH in Vizag on Thursday. The Telangana government 304(2) culpable homicide not failure or lapses in taking report, CM told the company’s should allow industrial units K Chandrasekhar Rao amounting to murder. safety measures. officials. 3 that use toxic gases for their @TelanganaCMO operations to reopen in the state CM announces Rs 1 cr ex gratia post lockdown only after thor- CM Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao has ough inspection by the author- 56 fresh cases, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Chief Minister said all those who undergoing treatment ities and certification by thede- expressed deep shock over partment of factories that the the Visakhapatnam gas leakage 2 deaths in AP Chief Minister Y S with the help of ventilators will be given Rs 10 lakh conditions relating to the fac- incident. Terming it as Jaganmohan Reddy on compensation, for those who are hospitalised an amount of tories, machinery andsafety unfortunate, Hon'ble CM offered n PNS VIJAYAWADA Thursday announced an ex- measures are satisfactory. condolences to the gratia payment of Rs 1 crore Rs 1 lakh would be given and for those who are given primary The gas leak in LG's plant Covid-19 finally reached each to the kin of those killed treatment will get compensation of Rs 25,000. on Thursday in Vizag took bereaved families. CM wished for Vizianagaram, the only dis- in the styrene gas leak incident place reportedly when the the speedy recovery of trict in AP that had so far at LG Polymers Limited near factory was being restarted those fell sick due to the gas leak. remained out of bounds for here. bell did not go off when the tion, for those who are hospi- following relaxation of lock- the extremely contagious The NDRF had put the gas leaked from the tank at the talised an amount of Rs 1 lakh down. This fact comes as a virus. Among the 56 new death toll from the leak at 11. company, which is an MNC would be given and for those wake-up call for TS, consid- TODAY Citizens carry gas leak victims on their shoulders in an attempt to reach a positive cases reported in He later told the media that from South Korea, the Chief who are given primary treat- ering that hundreds of such hospital instead of waiting for ambulance in Vizag on Thursday.