JAMSHEDPUR: Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Wednesday alleged that negligence by Tata Motors had led to the leakage of chlorine gas from its water filter plant in Jamshedpur following which 180 persons were admitted in hospital.
"I was told that an unused chlorine cylinder had been lying in the plant for the last 10 years, and the gas leaked from that cylinder," Koda, who visited the hospital in Jamshedpur on Wednesday morning to enquire about those admitted there, said.
"The incident could have been averted had the cylinder been removed from the place. It is a clear case of negligence," Koda, who was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sudhir Mahto, said.
After the leakage on Tuesday afternoon, altogether 180 persons with breathing problems were admitted in hospital.
Now only 26 persons, including a fresh admission of a woman with similar complications, are the Tata Motors Hospital. The rest were discharged, hospital sources said
