Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh): The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to LG Polymers CEO Sunke Jeyong, director DS Kim, Operations Additional Director PP Mohan Rao and eight other accused in the Visakhapatnam LG polymer gas leakage incident.
Earlier last month, police had said that the judicial remand of 12 accused, including the CEO and two directors of the company, had been extended till August 5.
The gas leak incident, which claimed 12 lives, took place on May 7 this year following which cases were filed against the LG Polymers management.
After 2 months, the High Power Committee headed by Neerabh Kumar Prasad, special CS (EFS&T) had submitted its report to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in July.
Poor safety protocols and total breakdown of the emergency response of procedures were the root causes of the May 7 styrene vapour leak in the LG Polymers unit at Visakhapatnam, the High Powered Committee said.
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Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government earlier yesterday ordered a special drive for full-scale inspection of all industrial units in the state to ensure compliance of safety protocols, in the backdrop of a spate of accidents that claimed tens of lives in recent days, particularly in the port city of Visakhapatnam.
A seven-member committee headed by Joint Collector (Welfare) has been constituted in each district to carry out the special drive within 90 days, a senior official said.
(With inputs from agencies)
