Cyclone Tauktae deaths | ONGC must be punished, says Maharashtra Minister
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ONGC failed to take precautions and did not follow protocols, says Nawab Malik.
Nawab Malik, Maharashtra Minister, on Wednesday criticised the ONGC for not paying heed to the warnings on Cyclone Tauktae. It should have evacuated all the workers from the barges, he said. In all, 22 people who were on board P305 barge that sank on Monday in the Arabian Sea were confirmed dead by Afcons that had deployed the barge at an ONGC platform in the Bombay high. “Our immediate focus is to locate and rescue the remaining personnel as quickly as possible,” Afcons said in a statement. The Navy and the Coast Guard have so far rescued 189 of the 261 persons who were on board the barge.More Related News
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