Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam airports are allowed to operate domestic flights from May 26, Airports Authority of India (AAI) Official informed on Sunday.
The High Court has sought an explanation from the Andhra Pradesh government that why was the styrene monomer permitted to be transported to South Korea, about a week after the incident.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea by LG Polymers seeking stay on the order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which formed a five-member committee to assess the damage and conduct a probe into the Vizag gas leak.
Vizag gas leak: LG Chemicals' spokesman Choi Sang-kyu said that the company had always followed laws and had operated the plant based on the guidance of the officials, both at the state and federal levels. He said the affidavit was a pledge to comply with the law in the future and not an admission of any violations.
The styrene vapour leak from the LG Polymers plant at nearby R R Venakatapuram village killed his father and left five-year-old Manideep blinded.
LG Polymers India Ltd on Saturday blamed leaking vapour from a storage tank for the leakage of deadly styrene monomer gas at its Visakhapatnam plant that killed at least 11 people and forced the evacuation of thousands.
"There are some rumours and media reports about a second leakage. I categorically clarify that it is not true," NDRF Director-General SN Pradhan said in a video message.
Over 60 per cent of the styrene vapour that leaked from a tank in LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, has polymerized so far and all chemical tanks in the plant are safe, District Collector V Vinay Chand said on Friday.
Vizag gas leak: The fresh incident in Visakhapatnam was reported late on Thursday. Fumes were seen billowing out of the chemical plant, where the gas leakage in the early hours of the day affected over 300 others.
Fire tenders, police and ambulances were called on the spot after a thousand people complained of health issues following a chemical gas leak in Visakhapatnam.
The gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, which killed at least 11 people and impacted about 1,000, needs to be fully investigated by local authorities, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday took cognisance on its own about the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident killing at least 11 people and impacting about 1,000, many collapsing to the ground as they tried to escape the toxic vapours.
The technical glitch caused the temperature in the chemical storage tank to rise above the safety level of 20 degrees, leading to gasification and consequent evaporation of styrene.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs one crore each to the kin of those killed in the styrene gas leak incident at LG Polymers Limited near Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh government will airlift 500 kg of Para-tertiary butyl catechol (PTBC) chemical from Daman to neutralize the gas leakage in Visakhapatnam plant, Secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Ashwani Kumar said on Thursday.
PM Modi is meeting National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials over gas leak incident at Visakhapatnam plant in Andhra Pradesh earlier today. At least 10 people have died so far while over 800 have been hospitalised.
The gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam has been contained and the situation is under control, informed state police chief. The incident occured around 3:30 am on Thursday morning.
Indian captain Virat Kohli offered his condolences to families who lost their loved ones in the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident.
Andhra Pradesh's Industry Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak from its plant in Visakhapatnam, resulting in the death of eight people and affecting many others.
Visakhapatnam: The gas leak tragedy in Vizag has claimed many lives and has left more than 1,000 people in hospitals. According to a statement by the NDRF, the chemical plant which caused the gas leak was preparing to resume operations after it was shut during the lockdown period.
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