Telangana plant explosion: Nine people missing, expert committee to visit

Sangareddy: Efforts were on to trace nine people missing after the June 30 explosion at the Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, district Superintendent of Police (SP), Paritosh Pankaj said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the expert committee appointed by the state government to ascertain the causes and establish the sequence of events that led to the explosion is expected to visit the site on Thursday.

The panel should submit a detailed report with specific suggestions and recommendations, within a month, to the government. The committee will be headed by Dr B Venkateswar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology.

A senior official of the district said some injured who are undergoing treatment in various hospitals are likely to be discharged today.

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“Death toll remains at 38. Nine people are missing. But maybe today or tomorrow, once we get the reports of bones and other things from FSL (Forensic Science Lab), then things will be clear,” SP Pankaj told PTI.

He said 90 per cent of the debris removal was over and is not anticipating any bodies to surface further.

He, however, said some human remains may surface, and as and when they come up, they will be sent for examination.

Amit Raj Sinha, Managing Director & CEO of Sigachi, on Wednesday denied the allegations that the firm had used old machinery.

Sigahci announced a solatium of Rs 1 crore each to the kin of the deceased.

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