ADC visits MRPL gas leak site, orders high-level probe, enhanced safety measures
Surathkal: Following the tragic gas leak incident at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) that claimed two lives and left one worker critically injured, Dakshina Kannada Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. Santosh Kumar visited the accident site on Saturday on behalf of the district administration.
The leak occurred in the storage section of the refinery’s hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production unit under the OM&S (Oil Movement and Storage) division. The deceased have been identified as contract workers from Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, while the critically injured worker, also from Uttar Pradesh, is receiving treatment at AJ Hospital in Mangaluru.
After inspecting the site, Dr. Santosh Kumar held discussions with the MRPL Managing Director and directed that a high-level investigation be conducted into the cause of the incident. He emphasized the need to tighten safety protocols and ensure such lapses do not recur. He also stated that the affected families would receive maximum possible compensation.
Mangaluru Tahsildar Prashanth Patil and Surathkal Deputy Tahsildar Naveen Kumar accompanied the ADC during the visit.
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Goa nightclub blaze: Three senior government officials suspended
Panaji (PTI) Three senior officials of the Goa government, including the then Director of Panchayat, were suspended on Sunday in connection with the nightclub fire tragedy for their role in allowing the facility to start operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
A massive fire tore through the nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, claiming 25 lives, including five tourists and 20 staff members.
The suspended officials include Siddhi Tushar Harlankar, who was then Director of Panchayat, Dr Shamila Monteiro, who was then Member Secretary of the Goa State Pollution Control Board, and Raghuvir Bagkar, then Secretary of Village Panchayat Arpora-Nagoa.
They are held responsible for giving permission to 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora to start its operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
Police questioned Roshan Redkar, the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa Panchayat, who had issued a trade licence to the club.
