The National Green Tribunal has accepted a report submitted by the five-member credible Expert Committee recommendations to follow SOPs, conduct comprehensive safety and hazard audits, redesign ammonia refrigeration unit, install warm water showers, automatic tripping systems, colour coding of the pipe work containing ammonia, etc to avoid future gas leakage incidents.
The bench has given its direction in the suo motu cognizance taken by it on the two incidents of ammonia gas leak in the SPY Agro Industries, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh which occurred in June and August.
The bench while appreciating the task executed by the Committee, disposed of the petition and has directed the order to be sent to MoEF&CC, the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, the State PCB, the District Magistrate, Kurnool, by mail for compliance.