A BMC employee's health deteriorated on Monday after he came in contact with chlorine gas at the water filter plant located at Idgah Hills. The employee was opening the valve during which he was impacted and was rushed to TB Hospital where his condition is reportedly critical.
The havoc witnessed in the night on October 26 by more than 70 families which were affected by chlorine gas still creates panic among the family members remembering the fear.
In the latest of the gas leak incident the same was witnessed by Ashraf Ali (58) an employee who was working and during which he fainted. After this he was taken to TB Hospital. Here he is put on a ventilator.
However, in the case of the gas leak again, those who were responsible are yet to be pointed out and silence is maintained in the incident. It is being told that the matter was handled in time, but the employees working in the plant and the nearby residents panicked. Corporation commissioner KVS Chaudhary Kolsani says that the employee came in contact while connecting the chlorine gas pipeline while working. He has been cured and he is normal now.
In order to get information in the matter, the officers of the Municipal Corporation first kept silent. None of the concerned authorities said anything regarding the incident.
However, they could not tell how the employee's health deteriorated. Commissioner Kolsani's statement came after 3.30 pm. He said there was no gas leak. The plant and the surrounding area are completely safe. The gas was inhaled while the employee was at work connecting the chlorine gas pipeline.
On the evening of 26 October, there was a stir in Mother India Colony located in Idgah Hills of Bhopal due to the leak of chlorine gas cylinder valve. People living in the settlement started having burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People's night was spent in fear due to the gas leak.
After this, more than 70 families living on the sides of the drain in Mother India Colony were shifted. At the same time, the health of Shahjahanabad TI Saurabh Pandey, who was doing duty in the area, deteriorated in the night. He was admitted to a private hospital.
More than 10 people were admitted to Hamidia due to burning sensations in the eyes and difficulty in breathing. However, now the health of the people got better, but on Monday, the health of an employee again deteriorated.