LG Polymers Gas leak : Is it operating without any Environmental Clearance??
On May 7 2020, Visakhapatnam city has woke up to a worst nightmare of people lying unconsciously on roads and cattle lying dead due to a gas leak from a polymers manufacturing company located at a village named R.R Venkatapuram on the outskirts of the city. The Industry is owned by South Korean major LG group,holding the name LG polymers India private limited. The gas leak mishap sent ripples across the country with disturbing images and videos circulated across the social media. Many people felt it was reminiscent of Bhopal gas tragedy that shook the nation three decades ago. The gas that was purportedly leaked was reported to be a hazardous gas called Styrene. The gas leak mishap reportedly killed 12 people and hospitalised thousands of people. Within a few hours, NDRF and a central team of experts took control of the situation and managed to bring the gas leak undercontrol. A high level committee was appointed by the state government to investigate on how exactly the gas leak has ha...