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A crowd gathers outside the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, where a major gas leak affected hundreds of pe …read more
AMARAVATI: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has directed the Arogyasri trust to cover all medical bills of the Visakhapatnam patients with gas leaks, including those admitted to private hospitals under the Arogyasri scheme. Following instructions, the Special Chief Secretary, Dr. KS Jawahar Reddy, ordered the CEO of the YSR Arogyasri Trust, Dr. A Mallikharjuna, to immediately issue detailed instructions to all hospital efforts in the city of Visakhapatnam.
Arogyasri CEO Dr. Mallikharjuna said gas victims will be treated free of charge and directed to hospitals to provide treatment to all victims simply by taking their Aadhaar number.
Meanwhile, DGP D Gautam Sawang said the situation was under control at the LG Polymer plant. Sawang said that within 10 minutes of the gas leak, Rakshak vehicles rushed to the scene and the situation was bought under control around 5.30am by quickly infusing neutralizers to stem the spread of the gas. He said that more than 800 people were evacuated and taken to hospitals.
Sawang said a preliminary investigation suggested that the accident occurred due to the failure of the safety mechanisms. He said there were neutralizers next to the styrene liquid in case it could gas and drip. However, the neutralizers were unable to react and contain the situation for reasons that are under investigation.
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