Industrial Disasters

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Report on Neyveli boiler blast, 23/10/2020

The independent report on Tamil Nadu Neyveli boiler blast in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order (in the matter of Original Application No. 108/2020). The boiler blast of July 1, 2020 at thermal power station - II of M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Neyveli, Cuddalore district, Tamil …

Report by Shakti Bioscience on fire at its factory in Valsad, Gujarat, 28/08/2020

Reply filed by M/s Shakti Bioscience Ltd. on the massive fire at its chemical factory in Gujarat's Valsad. The factory in its report said that the company had all the permissions and certificates to run the plant. The occurrence of fire at the plant was due to short-circuit and there …

Report filed on the incident of fire at the factory of Shakti Bio Science, Valsad, Gujarat, 26/08/2020

Report filed by the Director, Industrial Safety & Health, Ahmedabad in Original Application No. 168 of 2020 on the massive fire at chemical factory in Valsad, Gujarat. The incidence of fire had taken place in the factory of Shakti Bio Science Ltd. , GIDC, Vapi, Valsad district on August 8, …

Joint inspection report on gas leakage from Teva API, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, 11/08/2020

Joint inspection report of Teva API India Pvt. Ltd., Gajraula, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh as per the National Green Tribunal order of 18/06/2020 - carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on August 11, 2020. Incidents of gas leak took place on …

Report on collapse of fly ash pond constructed by Reliance M/s Sasan Ultra Thermal Power Plant in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, 28/07/2020

Action taken report of the Committee submitted in reference to National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of June 29, 2020. The matter related to the collapse of fly ash pond constructed by Reliance M/s Sasan Ultra Thermal Power Plant in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh on April 10, 2020. The report was filed …

OIL India report on blowout at well No. 5 in OIL India's Baghjan field, Assam, 27/07/2020

Preliminary affidavit on behalf of Oil India Limited in the matter of Bonani Kakkar Vs Oil India Limited & Others dated 27/07/2020. The matter related to blowout at well No. 5 in OIL India's Baghjan field, Assam in June 2020. After the incident of blowout, several bunds were constructed around …

Preliminary report on oil well blowout and explosion at an OIL well in Baghjan, Tinsukia, Assam, 24/07/2020

Preliminary report of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, former judge Guwahati High Court submitted on July 24, 2020. The constitution of the Committee was in response to the oil well blowout on May 27, 2020 and subsequent explosion on …

Coal Ash in India - A compendium of Disasters, Environmental and Health Risks

Between 2020 and June 2020, several ash pond accidents have been reported across India. These accidents have caused deaths, extensive pollution of the water, air, soil and loss of property. Unfortunately, the public outrage associated with coal ash pollution remains limited to big disasters. The slow poisoning of communities living …

Report on fire accident at M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, 06/07/2020

Report by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on fire accident at M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL), Thermal Power Station-II, Ammeri Village, Virudhachalam Taluk, Neyveli, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu. The TNPCB report is dated July 6, 2020. On July 1, 2020 the Chief General Manager of TPS-II, NLCIL furnished …

Report on gas leakage at Sainor Life Sciences, JN Pharma City, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 05/07/2020

Status report by the District Collector Vishakapatnam district on leakage of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) vapors at M/s. Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited, JN Pharma City, Thanam village, Parawada mandal on June 29, 2020. Two persons died due to inhalation of H2S gas, which was released while transferring 'mother liquor of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding welfare of the victims of LG Polymers gas leak, R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 01/06/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh dated 01/06/2020. This application seeks intervention in the matter relating to providing remedies to the victims of leakage of hazardous gas styrene …

Affidavit filed by MoEF&CC on gas leak at LG Polymers, R R Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, May 2020

Affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in R R Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Status of approvals and compliance The unit has been issued Consent to Operate by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board …

Report on LG Polymer styrene gas leak, R. R. Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 28/05/2020

Report dated May 28, 2020 of the Joint Monitoring Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Original Application No. 73/2020 regarding gas leak of styrene at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in R. R. Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in compliance of NGT order of May …

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh regarding leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, 22/05/2020

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi in the matter of WP (PIL) No 112 of 2020 and WP (PIL) No 117 of 2020 dated 22/05/2020. The matter related to leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh High Court …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 19/05/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of LG Polymers India Private Limited Vs Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2020 regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer Plant, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The SC directed LG Polymer to approach the National Green Tribunal on …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 08/05/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in RR Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh dated 08/05/2020 regarding leakage of hazardous gas, Styrene from a chemical factory owned by the South Korean company LG Polymers India Pvt., Limited …

Order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on poisonous gas leakage in LG Polymers, R. R. Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam, 07/05/2020

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Amravati) in the matter of poisonous gas leakage in a factory known as M/s. LG Polymers India Private Limited situated at R. R. Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh dated 07/05/2020. The habitants residing in the nearby area are to be immediately …

Seven Killed in China Plant Explosion

A plant explosion in Chinas Jiangsu province has killed seven people, authorities said on Sunday, the second deadly blast in the province this month as Beijing begins a nationwide industrial safety inspection campaign. - Other Media news - Sunday's blast involved a container of scrap metal that exploded in the …

Surface water quality up to standard after chemical plant blast

The quality of surface water near a site of a deadly blast has reached safe standards, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment spokesperson Liu Youbin said Thursday. The ministry has sent 49 experts in environmental monitoring and treatment of water, solid waste and soil to help solve the pollution caused …

Chemical plant blast kills 19 in Sichuan, China

An explosion at a chemical plant in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has killed 19 people and injured 12, the local government said on Friday. It is not yet clear what caused Thursday evening's blast at Yibin Hengda Technology in an industrial park several hours distant from the provincial capital …

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