Suo motu case on chemical blast in Sangareddy closed by NGT

Suo motu case on chemical blast in Sangareddy closed by NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had taken suo motu cognisance of a blast in a chemical factory last year, has delivered its judgment recently without any recommendations for action against the responsible.

Six persons were killed and many others were injured in the blast at SB Organics, located at Chandapur village, Hathnoora mandal of Sangareddy district, on April 3, 2024.

The principal bench of the NGT in New Delhi took suo motu cognisance of the report that appeared in The Hindu titled ‘4 killed in blast at drug manufacturing unit in Telangana’, after which the case has been transferred to the Southern bench.

The final order in the case was issued after reports were filed by the Telangana Pollution Control Board and the District Collector about the action taken.

The TGPCB’s report mentioned that hot oil leak from the jacket of the reactor, coming into contact with the reaction mixture (guanidine nitrate), resulted in the explosion followed by fire.

The status of the industry was reviewed by the task force committee, and the Board issued a closure order to the industry, due to its failure to implement necessary safety measures to prevent accidents, and causing pollution, the report said, clarifying that compensation was deposited with the Deputy Commissioner of Labour.

It also went on to explain the measures taken to prevent pollution through removal of hazardous material and waste water.