An expert committee constituted by the state government. Hydrogen sulphide leaked from CPCL plant in Manali suspected
An expert committee constituted by the state government. Hydrogen sulphide leaked from CPCL plant in Manali suspected
DMK MP Kanimozhi has written to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri requesting that the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited stop production at its refinery in Chennai until it fixes its gas leak problem.
Ms. Kanimozhi said that the poisonous gas was leaking in Manali and Thiruvottiyur areas for more than a month and the state government had appointed a five-member committee on July 21 to ascertain the cause of the gas leak, the nature of the gas and the reasons for the gas leak. Expert committee was constituted. Environmental effect. The MP said that the committee submitted its inspection report on July 27 after inspecting the areas.
“Based on the investigation by this expert team, it has been found that the gas leak from CPCL is suspected to be H2S (Hydrogen Sulphide). It is noteworthy that H2S is a potent neurotoxin that can damage children’s brains and have other serious effects on human health,” she said. A copy of his letter was circulated to the media.
Ms Kanimozhi said that the committee had made several recommendations to CPCL to stop its gas leak, “but it is painful to note that CPCL has been ignorant of the seriousness of the problem and has been seen to act complacent”.
He said that people of the area are in panic due to increase in leakage of poisonous gas in TKS Nagar and Kamdevan Nagar area on August 7. He said that it is important that CPCL accepts the recommendations of the expert committee, fixes its gas leak problem immediately and till then stop its production activities.