NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the chemical factory in Vishakapatnam, LG Polymers Pvt Ltd, where leakage of toxic gas left 11 dead, to deposit an initial amount of ₹50 crores for the damaged caused.
The incident happened around 3:30 am on Thursday, when hundreds of residents in a nearby village, Venkatpuram, started falling sick, as they inhaled the toxic styrene gas being emitted from the factory.
At least 11 people including a child have died and hundreds have been hospitalised. Taking a suo moto cognizance of the incident, the NGT on Friday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Vishakapatnam district magistrate, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forests and