National Green Tribunal today directed the AIIMS panel, formed by the Centre after a chemical spill at the Tughlaqabad depot in Delhi, to submit its report on the impact of the incident. <br/><br/>Around 450 girl students of a school had to be hospitalised on the 6th of May after toxic fumes spread due to the leakage.<br/><br/>A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed Dr Y K Gupta, head of the Pharmacology Department of AIIMS, to file the complete report based on his visit to the place. It also asked the AIIMS to inform whether the children who got affected from the leakage have suffered any serious health problems.<br/><br/>An advocate who has sought shifting of the container depot, said the trucks and heavy vehicles which are not destined to Delhi should be stopped from coming to the national capital as they cause air pollution. <br/><br/>Earlier, the NGT had asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to state whether such containers carrying toxic material should be permitted in Tughlaqabad which is located in the heart of the city. <br/><br/>The expert panel of AIIMS had also said that the residents of the area were sitting on a ticking bomb and opined that the inland container depot should be relocated.
News On AIR | July 26, 2017 5:51 PM
NGT directs AIIMS panel to submit Tughlaqabad gas leak report