Delhi gas leak: Pollution body starts probe, container corp put on notice
Source: Hindustan Times, Date: , 2017
Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, May, 2017 :-The Delhi Pollution Control Committee
(DPCC) is probing the Saturday’s chemical leak in Tughlakabad, which triggered
toxic fumes that left 475 schoolchildren sick with breathlessness, eye
irritation, nausea and severe headache.According to a Delhi environment
department official, DPCC officials have already collected samples from the
spill site on Saturday night and they are being tested. “Gas samples from the
site has been collected and are being tested by the DPCC. We need to ascertain
what the chemical is,” the official said. Delhi environment secretary Keshav
Chandra told HT a report is being prepared on the leak. “We have also issued a
show cause notice to the Container Corporation Of India Ltd (CONCOR) regarding
the incident involving hazardous chemicals,” Chandra said.