Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued interim directions to completely seize the premises of LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam district where the gas leak mishap took place.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): Thick plumes of smoke seen rising from a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited plant in the city on Thursday afternoon triggered panic among locals.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Residents of Venkatapuram where the Styrene gas leak incident took place on May 7, staged a protest on Tuesday near LG Polymers chemical plant demanding jobs for every family in the village.
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to immediately interfere with a National Green Tribunal order directing LG Polymers to deposit Rs 50 crores for damage caused by a gas leak in Visakhapatnam, in which at least 12 people were killed.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday said that Rs 10,000 has been deposited into each account of the people affected by the Vizag gas leak. Nearly 19,893 people residing in the affected villages have been compensate
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): In order to reassure people that the toxic gas leaked from the chemical factory in Visakhapatnam has been neutralised, YSRCP MP V. Vijayasai Reddy on Tuesday slept in the open air in a house in Venkatapuram.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted 8.3 tonnes of essential chemicals required to effectively control the gas leak that occurred at Styrene Monomer Storage tank, LG Polymers, at Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered the officials to immediately pay the ex-gratia to the kin of the people died in Visakhapatnam gas leak tragedy.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Minister Kurasala Kannababu said that an experts committee will hold an inspection of chemical factories in the range of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and nearby areas.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 9 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a scientific probe into Vizag gas leak incident.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met for the second successive day to review the situation arising out of the gas leak that took place in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas, Ministers Kanna Babu, Botsa Satyanarayana, M Srinuvasrao and other MLAs visited people, who were admitted to various hospitals after the gas tragedy.