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Hyderabad: Taking a serious note over the lapses in maintaining the safety measures, the State Government has constituted a four-member committee to identify the causes which lead to the major explosion in the chemical factory at Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district. The committee would submit a report in a month. The Committee headed by noted Scientist from CSIR-IICT B Venkateswhar Rao would identify the causes and establish reasons and the events that led to the major explosion in the Sigachi factory on June 30. The fire accident claimed more than 40 lives, and several persons were injured. The terms and references of the committee are as follows: The Committee would also investigate whether the SOP (standard operating procedures) for worker safety is followed or not in the industrial unit. It would also check whether there was an absence of or lack of or violation of compliance of chemical and industrial process required to be followed by the company management in the industrial unit. Officials said that a preliminary enquiry report was already received from the Director of Factories and it was under study. The report which is being submitted by the four member committee will be crucial to take action against the company management.
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, within 24 hours, an official said. ...Read More >
As many as nine people are still missing in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, and efforts are on to trace the missing people, Superintendent of Police (SP) of this district, Paritosh Pankaj, said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the expert committee appointed by the state government to ascertain the causes and establish the sequence of events that led to the explosion is expected to visit the site on Thursday. The pa ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly. He cited official data showing that between January and ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jul 3 (PTI) Efforts were on to trace nine people missing after the June 30 explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, district Superintendent of Police (SP), Paritosh Pankaj said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the expert committee appointed by the state government to ascertain the causes and establish the sequence of events that led to the explosion visited the site on Thursday, the official said. A statement from Sigachi said as many as 12 injured who underwent treatment in various hospitals were dis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday condoled the death of eight people in an explosion at Sigachi Pharma chemical factory in Telangana's Sangareddy district and said the state government is working on war footing in carrying out rescue work. The Congress chief extended his condolences to the bereaved families and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. Also Read | Fact Check: Is Moon Landing Fake or Real? Here's the Truth Behind NASA's Historic Apollo 11 Mission. "Extremely anguished by the loss of precious lives, following a chemical fac ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With many migrant workers from Odisha and Bihar dying in the Sigachi pharma factory blast, the state governments of Odisha and Bihar have sent teams led by senior IAS officers to coordinate with local authorities and shift the bodies of their native states. Out of 18 victims identified, four were from Odisha, while three were from Bihar. The visiting officials visited the mortuary of Government hospital in Patancheru and interacted with the district administration in shifting bodies to respective states. The IAS officers also inquired about compensation from Sigachi company to the ...Read More >