He was accompained by former ZP vice-president Kunda Raut and others Ramtek MP Shyamkumar Barve interacting with Chlorine leak victims in city hospitals on Wednesday.
Because sufficient government land classified as Zudpi forest was available there, he was accompained by former ZP vice-president Kunda Raut and others “We suggested Chakkikhapa.
However, obtaining forest department clearance proved tedious, and the administration eventually chose public land at Sakar Nagar instead,” former Zilla Parishad vice-president Kunda Raut told TOI Ramtek MP Shyamkumar Barve interacting with Chlorine leak victims in city hospitals on Wednesday. He was accompained by former ZP vice-president Kunda Raut and others Ramtek MP Shyamkumar Barve interacting with Chlorine leak victims in city hospitals on Wednesday.
Local resident Sumesh Narnaware said he had submitted several applications opposing the project, including petitions bearing residents’ signatures, but these failed to alter the decision. The district administration is separately drafting a standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent recurrence. Residents allege that pressure from elected representatives led to the WTP being sited at Sakar Nagar despite their objections. They note that when the project was approved, Congress controlled both the Godhani gram panchayat and the Zilla Parishad, while BJP’s Sameer Meghe was the MLA for Hingna. He added that the administration would bear the treatment costs of those affected by the leak. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed the collector to convene a meeting of hospital in-charges to ensure affected patients faced no difficulty over money or medicines. The CM is expected to meet the residents personally later this week.
The inquiry committee is expected to submit its report on Thursday, examining not just the circumstances of the leak but also site selection, accessibility, and safety arrangements.