The Ludhiana District Administration on Friday denied the claims that a clean chit has been given to Industrial Units in the Ludhiana Gas Leak case. As per the information received, the District Administration it has not given anyone the clean chit in the Ludhiana Gas Leak case and the NGT panel will meet next week to determine the source of the gas leak. Furthermore, it was clarified that the investigation into Ludhiana Gas Leak is still underway, and the Magisterial inquiry is considering all aspects based on sample reports.
Notably, the district administration's clarification comes after multiple reports suggested that the Magisterial inquiry has been concluded and the Industrial units have been given clean chit in the devastating Ludhaian Gas leak case which claimed 11 lives. Furthermore, it was reported that 11 people died due to the poisonous leak of the gas- hydrogen sulphide and carbon monoxide. The reports further suggested that there was no evidence found against Industrial Units dumping industrial/chemical wastes in sewers. Furthermore, it stated that there were no exhaust fans in the houses and the area being densely populated does not have proper ventilation nor are there any vents in the sewerage system to vent out the gases trapped inside. As a result, the gas could not come out and 11 of those who breathed in these dangerous gases died.
Ludhiana Gas Leak
Eleven people including three children died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas in Ludhiana's densely populated Giaspura locality, with high levels of Hydrogen sulphide detected in the air and authorities suspecting that it emanated from a sewer. After the tragic incident, a five-member Punjab Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up to investigate the Giaspura locality gas leak. Furthermore, teams of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) were also probing the cause source of hydrogen sulphide gas leaked which 111 lives in the city. Not only this, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday had directed the Ludhiana district magistrate to give Rs 20 lakh each to the families of the 11 people who died allegedly after inhaling toxic gas in the Punjab city.
Reports suggest that the Ludhiana Gas Leak first came to the limelight when some people,visited a grocery store in the Giaspura locality and fainted. Four died on the spot, while the others were rushed to a hospital. The 11 deceased belonged to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Amritpal Singh's wife Kirandeep Kaur visits him in Dibrugarh Jail