NGT team inspects Tyche pharma unit
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Two people died as a reactor blew up at the plant on March 11
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Two people died as a reactor blew up at the plant on March 11
A five-member joint committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday inspected the safety mechanism in place at a pharma unit of Tyche Industries Limited on the outskirts of Kakinada city.
On March 11, two supervisors were killed on the spot and four on-duty workers survived with injuries after a 3,000-kg reactor blew up at the pharma unit. The NGT took the cognisance of the case on a
Safety lapses led to reactor blast at pharma unit
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Police register case against Tyche Industries for ‘causing death by negligence’; company yet to respond
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Police register case against Tyche Industries for ‘causing death by negligence’; company yet to respond
The explosion of a 3,000-kg reactor at the production wing of Tyche Industries Limited on March 11 was caused due to lack of safety mechanisms and a risk assessment failure, officials said.
Two supervisers were killed and four workers severely injured in the blast that occurred at the pharmaceutical firm located on the outskirts of Kakinada. The four injured workers are still battling for life at a private hospital.
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March 12, 2021 23:32 IST
₹50 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹4 lakh each to the injured announced
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Agriculture Minister K. Kannababu and Tyche Industries Limited representatives at a meeting at the pharma unit at Sarpavaram on Friday.
₹50 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹4 lakh each to the injured announced
The State government on Friday announced an ex gratia of ₹50 lakh each to the next of kin of the two supervisors who were killed after a 3,000-kg capacity reactor exploded at the pharma unit of Tyche Industries Limited on the outskirts of Kakinada on Thursday.
Two killed, four injured in reactor blast at pharma unit
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Accident occurred when taff were dealing with nitric acid at the reactor
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Accident occurred when taff were dealing with nitric acid at the reactor
Two supervisors died on the spot and four others are battling for life with severe burn injuries after a 3,000-kg capacity reactor blew up reportedly owing to heavy pressure at Tyche Industries Limited’s pharma unit at Sarpavaram, on the outskirts of Kakinada, in East Godavari district on Thursday.
East Godavari District Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy said the deceased had been identified as Kakarla Subramanyam (31) of Tallarevu mandal, and Thotakura Venkata Ramana (37) of Gollaprolu mandal in East Godavari district. The duo were engaged in the production of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) when the incident occurred.
The ex gratia to the next of kin of the deceased and to those injured in the blast at Tyche Industries Limited’s pharma unit will be announced after talks with the company management on Friday, Agricu