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Three further fatalities were reported arsenic of 7 a.m. connected Monday (June 22, 2026) taking the decease toll to 5 successful the ammonia state leak inicident astatine a shrimp processing portion successful Tiruvallur district connected Sunday (June 21, 2026). Sixty-seven persons are presently nether attraction successful assorted hospitals, according to a media bulletin issued by the Health section of Tamil Nadu.
Two workers, Jumani Juang and B. Malothi, some migrant workers from Odisha, were killed connected Sunday (June 21) aft the ammonia state leak incidental astatine the shrimp processing portion successful Periyapalayam.
The constabulary arrested the proprietor of the institution and the mill manager, who some person a lawsuit pending against them for erstwhile violations of concern information norms. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay acceptable up a three-member committee to probe the incident.
“A 3 subordinate committee with Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Member Secretary, Pollution Control Board and Additional Director of Public Health has been formed to taxable an interim study successful 24 hours and last study successful 3 days,” an authoritative connection said. To forestall the recurrence of specified accidents, the authorities has mandated contiguous associated inspections of each hazardous industries, the connection added.
Mr. Vijay besides ordered ₹2 lakh each to beryllium paid to the families of the 2 dormant workers, arsenic a solatium from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund, and directed their bodies to beryllium transported to their autochthonal States for last rites astatine the Tamil Nadu government’s expense.
