Tamil NaduSunday, 21 June 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu orders inquiry into ammonia leak at Tiruvallur seafood unit, with compensation and medical response
After an ammonia leak at Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district, the Tamil Nadu government ordered a three-member inquiry committee and compensation measures.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In June 2026, following an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay ordered a three-member inquiry committee and announced ₹2 lakh solatium for each victim from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.
Key specifics
- The inquiry committee includes the Director of Industrial Safety and Health, the Member-Secretary of TNPCB, and the Additional Director of Public Health.
- The committee must submit an interim report in 24 hours and a final report in 3 days.
- The statement said 60 women and 4 men were on duty at the factory, and 2 women died.
- Dr. K.G. Arunraj said 10 affected persons were admitted to RGGGH, 7 to Stanley Medical College Hospital, and 42 were treated in two private hospitals in Tiruvallur district.
- The Chief Minister directed compensation under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme and ordered joint inspections of hazardous industries.
Exam lens
Disaster management and governance question: note the place, committee composition, report timelines, and compensation amount; TNPSC may ask which departments were asked to inspect hazardous industries after the Tiruvallur leak.