Gujarat Fluorochemicals said the leak was caused due to a minor rupture in the gas pipeline and it was a temporary disruption that is being probed by the company.
Leak, caused by rupture in underwater pipeline, was detected Tuesday. Several residents demand free medical camp & legal action in case of irregularity in facility's functioning.
Reason behind the leak is yet to ascertained. NDRF teams have rushed to the factory as well as a team of doctors and a fire brigade have also reached the spot.
Unexplained leaks in 2 Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, conservative estimate suggests the leaks together, were more than 500 metric tons of methane per hour when first breached.
A chemical reaction due to the overheating of sulfuric acid and benzyl acid led to the incident at the factory in Shirgaon MIDC of Badlapur (East), said Thane municipal corporation.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reached Assam Saturday to review the situation caused by a blowout and successive inferno that killed two people.
The oil leak has not resulted in even a fraction of the outrage or news coverage that the killing of the pregnant elephant in Kerala, or Vizag gas leak received.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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