Gasoline leak: unit sealed by RDO after elimination of ammonia

The Tiruvallur district administration on Wednesday sealed the St. Peter and Paul Pvt. Ltd. seafood processing unit in Kannigaipair in Tiruvallur district, the place an ammonia leak on June 21 claimed the lives of 18 staff.

Collector S. Kavitha mentioned the method of pumping out ammonia from the unit, which started on Saturday morning, was accomplished by Tuesday night.

“We ensured that your complete course of was accomplished with none untoward incident. All of the supporting departments labored in tandem,” she mentioned.

The sealing was executed by a staff of officers led by Income Division Officer S. Ravichandran, who mentioned that the gate of the unit could be locked on Thursday, after the compound was cleared of waste.

Whereas eight staff had been nonetheless present process therapy in hospitals, the district administration had despatched 170 staff, who weren’t affected by the leak again to their properties in Odisha, Assam, and Jharkhand.

“As per the federal government’s directions, we booked tickets and despatched them together with officers from their respective districts. The salaries of the employees as much as June 18 have additionally been despatched to their financial institution accounts. The employees have been linked with manpower companies in case they wish to return to work within the district,” Mr. Ravichandran added.

620 tonnes seized

In the meantime, Central Meals Security officers seized and moved round 620 tonnes of frozen cuttle fish, prawns, squid, and tuna to 2 non-public chilly storage items final week.

In addition they lifted samples of the seafood. Round 80 tonnes of the seafood that had been contaminated had been moved to a non-public methane plant, the place they had been floor and transformed to sustainable power.