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Following the reactor blast n Dombvili that killed 10 and injured 60 people mostly factory workers and gutted nearby industries in its vicinity the state govt is all set to  relocate 156 chemicals & hazardous units from Dombivli to Patalganga,

Aprup Adawadkar, a chemical engineer and risk reduction consultant and trainer, said prima facie, the reason behind Amudan Chemicals explosion has been made clear with the industries department pointing out that its reactor was not registered under the India Boiler Regulations

“Unsafe and uncontrolled storage of chemical inventory, peroxides and chemical drums without maintaining required temperature are said to be behind the spread of the fire. There was no safe distance or isolation, several drums filled with chemicals exploded one after another

While admitting negligence on part of the factory, It was pointed out that safety inspection and certification, in many cases, were done on an “understanding” between the auditors and factory owners or managers. “This safety certification should be made more frequent and stringent

Govt. authorities had identified around 156 factories that needed to be shifted out for pollution and safety reasons, The government had decided to shift these factories to Patalganga at Rasayani in Raigad district, Though these units from Dombivli MIDC were identified to be relocated to Patalganga in Raigad district two years ago, neither land was allotted nor infrastructure set up, said industry sources, Existing units will be offered to convert into non polluting ones so that they continue their operations but they will get plots to start chemical units in Patalganga

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