Tiruvallur ammonia leak fallout: 61 plants get notice for lack of safety compliance
Tamil Nadu's industrial safety directorate has issued notices to 61 factories after a month-long August inspection of 342 units by 21 teams. The drive followed the 21 June ammonia leak at a seafood unit near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur that killed 18 workers. A key violation was housing workers within ammonia-using premises, despite a 300-metre minimum distance rule; most units have since complied.
