Chennai, June 24 (IANS) The death toll from the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing and export facility near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district has risen to 10, even as 68 workers continue to receive treatment in hospitals across Chennai and neighbouring areas, according to the latest Health and Family Welfare Department bulletin released on Wednesday. The leak occurred on June 21 at the seafood processing unit located at Kannigaipair-Manjangaranai near Periyapalayam, expos…
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Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday enhanced the ex-gratia assistance for the families of women workers who lost their lives in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export facility in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district on June 21, raising it from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Expressing deep grief over the death of Odia workers, CM Majhi had earlier announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to the next…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The death toll due to the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export unit near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district has risen to nine, with health authorities confirming another fatality on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred on June 21 at a facility in the Kannigaipair-Manjangaranai area, has emerged as one of the State’s most serious industrial accidents in recent years.According to the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department, a total of 80 …
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) At least six workers were killed and several others hospitalised after a suspected ammonia gas leak at a seafood export processing unit near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district on Sunday, officials said.The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. According to police and official sources, the leak occurred at a seafood processing and export facility where a large number of migrant workers were employed. Around 120 worke…