Union Home Minister Amit Shah today described the gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam as “disturbing” and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation.
He said he is praying for the well-being of the people of Visakhapatnam.
“The incident in Vizag is disturbing. Have spoken to the NDMA officials and concerned authorities. We are continuously and closely monitoring the situation,” Mr Shah tweeted.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy spoke to Andhra Pradesh’s chief secretary and director general of police and took stock of the situation.
Mr Reddy instructed teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to provide necessary assistance to the victims.
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