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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Time of India
4 more bodies identified; toll of Odisha workers in Telangana factory blast rises to 8
1 2 Bhubaneswar: The death toll of workers from Odisha in the explosion at the chemical plant of Sigachi Industries in Telangana's Pashamylaram rose to eight, with authorities on Thursday confirming the identities of four more using DNA-based analysis. The four victims have been identified as Chaitu Bhadra and Ramesh Gouda from Nabarangpur district, Siddharth Gouda from Mahanandpur and Prashant Mohapatra from Berhampur, both in Ganjam. E arlier, the authorities confirmed the death of four workers from Odisha. Out of the missing five workers, four deaths have been confirmed. One more sample has been sent for DNA test and the reports are awaited, officials said. "The identity of the four workers has been established, and their mortal remains have been handed over to their families," Pritish Panda, officer on special duty with the directorate of Odisha Parivaar, who was sent to Telangana to oversee the rescue operation, said. Panda said that out of the four, one was cremated in Telangana, while the mortal remains of the other three have been sent to their native places through special ambulances. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo by Taboola by Taboola "DNA samples of another Odia worker have been sent for examination, and the reports are awaited," he said. On Wednesday, officials confirmed the death of Rajnala Jagan Mohan from Ganjam, Lagnajeet Duari from Cuttack, Manoj Rout from Balasore and Dolagobinda Sahu from Jajpur. The families have demanded strict action against the company for the explosion. CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of the eight deceased workers. The CMO announced on X that a team of govt officials is present at the site to monitor rescue and medical operations. According to officials, the DNA samples of the missing worker, identified as Purna Chandra Sahu, a native of Sukarpada in Cuttack district, is awaited. If it confirms, then the death toll of Odisha workers in the blast would rise to nine, officials said. The explosion on June 30 claimed a total of 38 lives. Four more workers from Odisha who sustained injuries are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Telangana.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Telangana Chemical Plant Explosion: 38 Dead, Search for More Victims Continues
HYDERABAD: The death toll in the explosion at Sigachi Industries chemical plant climbed to 38 by Wednesday as rescue teams retrieved two more bodies from the collapsed structure. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Officials were uncertain about the status of 10 to 12 workers who were present during Monday's blast but remain unaccounted for. Trade unions alleged the actual number of missing could be higher, claiming several daily-wage workers were excluded from company records. "Since their names aren't on any record, no one knows what happened to them," said Athimela Manik, vice president of Centre of Indian Trade Unions in Sangareddy district. "Most of them belong to Bihar, Bengal, and Odisha." The company's senior management and govt officials insisted that clarity would emerge over the next couple of days as the rubble of the collapsed factory is cleared. At the govt area hospital in Patancheru, doctors received a severed leg, hand, and other human remains recovered from the wreckage. "We are yet to verify if these remains belong to the deceased who have been identified or other victims who are yet to be identified," said hospital superintendent Srinivas Reddy. Four workers from Odisha among deceased, 5 missing Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada/Berhampur: Four workers from Odisha were among the 38 killed in Monday's explosion at the pharmaceutical unit of Sigachi Industries in Telangana, while five others from the state are still missing, raising fears of a higher death toll. Four other workers from Odisha are currently being treated in local hospitals. The deceased were identified as Rajnala Jagan Mohan (55) from Ganjam, Lagnajeeth Duari from Cuttack, Manoj Rout from Balasore and Dolagobinda Sahu from Jajpur. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Efforts are on to locate the missing workers as rescue operations continue for those who may have been trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building," said Pritish Panda, officer on special duty with directorate of Odisha Parivaar, who was sent to the site by the Odisha govt. The missing workers are Chaita Bhadra and Ramesh Gauda from Nabarangpur, Prasant Mohapatra from Ganjam, Purna Chandra Sahu from Cuttack, and another Siddharth Gouda whose native place is yet to be confirmed. In Ganjam's Chhatrapur, the family of Rajnala received his body on Wednesday. "We found only his charred body when we rushed to the plant," said R Sai Yashwanth, the deceased's elder son. Dolagobinda from Jajpur's Erabanka village had worked as a fitter at the unit for four years. "We managed to identify his mangled body and transported it back to our village via ambulance," said his father, Harihar Sahu, adding that the Telangana govet provided Rs 1 lakh as compensation. "We want punishment for the chemical factory owner who is responsible for the death of 38 people, including my brother," said Sumit Sahu, Dolagobinda's elder brother. Samir Padhy (24), a machine operator from Baharapur, is fighting for life with 35% burns in a Hyderabad hospital. His colleague, Papu Kumar Choudhury, recalled, "I had just left the area when the first explosion occurred. The entire area was plunged into darkness with smoke, trapping several workers inside." The bodies of the deceased have been sent to their native places by ambulances.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business Standard
T'gana plant blast: 5 workers still missing, DNA matching to be undertaken
While four workers from Odisha are among those killed in the Telangana factory blast, five others from the eastern state are still missing, prompting their relatives to reach the spot for DNA matching with unidentified bodies, officials said on Thursday. While relatives of four missing persons have given DNA samples for matching, kin of the fifth person will reach the southern state during the day. Among the missing persons, two are from Nabarangpur district, two from Ganjam and one from Cuttack. The bodies of the deceased have also reached their native places in Odisha. So far, 38 people have been killed and several others injured in a powerful blast at a pharmaceutical plant in Pashamylaram in Telangana's Sangareddy district on June 30. "The local administration informed us that 143 people were working in the factory when the blast took place. Some people from Odisha were working in different sections. Of them, four were killed, four injured, among whom one is serious, and five others are still missing," Pritish Panda, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Directorate of Odisha Parivaar told PTI over the phone. The deceased from Odisha have been identified as R Jaganmohan from Chatrapur area in Ganjam district, Lagnajit Duari from Tigiria area in Cuttack district, Manoj Rout from Simulia in Balasore district and Dolagovind Sahu from Dharmasala in Jajpur district, he said. The injured persons were Samir Padhi of Ganjam district, Chandan Kumar Nayak of Bhadrak, Nilambar Bhadra of Nabarangpur and Chitrasen Batra. Among the injured persons, Samir Padhi is in serious condition with 35 per cent burn injuries and he is in the ICU, the officer said. Panda, along with another officer, are in Sangareddy district to extend necessary support to the people from the state. He said the bodies of people from Odisha have been sent to their native places in ambulances. The body of Jaganmohan (56) reached his residence in Chhatrapur area of Ganjam district on Wednesday. Locals, relatives and Chhatrapur MLA Krushna Chandra Nayak and officials of the Labour Department visited his home and expressed condolences to the family members. His wife Vijayalaxmi (50) and two sons, who have been living in Hyderabad for over two decades, also accompanied the body in the ambulance. They performed the last rites of the deceased as per tradition. Jaganmohan was working in the accounts section in the factory for over two decades. He was inside the plant for an inspection when the explosion took place, said R Sai Yashwanth, elder son of the deceased. "We immediately rushed to the plant but saw only his charred body," he said. The body was dispatched from Hyderabad on Tuesday and it reached Odisha early on Wednesday. The Telangana government provided Rs 1 lakh as assistance to perform the last rites, he said. Samir Padhy (24), another victim from Ganjam district, was battling for his life in a hospital in Hyderabad. Samir, a resident of Baharapur, was working as a machine operator in the factory for the last seven years. The explosion occurred in the plant just 10 minutes after he entered the plant, said Papu Kumar Choudhuary, Samir's brother-in-law, who was working in the same factory. "We both entered the plant just 10 to 15 minutes before the blast. I came out of the plant when the first explosion occurred at a distance and survived," said Choudhury (31) of Aska area. He was working in the paper-cutting section of the factory. "Within a few minutes, the entire area became dark with smoke and several of them could not come out," he said. Papu said Lagnajit Duari (20) of Tigiria in Cuttack district along with a man from Bihar were working in his section before the blast. They could not come out from the spot and were charred to death.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Telangana factory blast: Two more Odia workers dead, five missing
The death toll of Odia labourers in the explosion at Sigachi pharmaceutical factory in the Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district of Telangana climbed to four on Wednesday. Five more workers from Odisha who were present in the factory at the time of the incident are missing. While bodies of Rajnala Jagan Mohan of Chatrapur in Ganjam and Lagnajeeth Duari of Tigiria in Cuttack were identified on Tuesday, two more Odia labourers who died in the blast are Manoj Rout from Balasore and Dolagovinda Sahu of Jajpur. Mortal remains of the duo have been sent to their native places by the two Odisha Parivaar officials present in the neighbouring state. The injured - Sameer Padhi of Ganjam, Chandan Kumar Naik of Bhadrak, and Neelambar Batra and Chitrasen Batra of Nabarangpur - are under treatment at Pranaam and Druva hospitals in Telangana. Condition of Sameer continues to be serious, sources said. Officer on special duty in the directorate of Odisha Parivaar, Pritish Panda said five more Odia workers are missing. They are Chaita Bhadra and Ramesh Gauda, both of Nabarangpur, Prasant Mohapatra of Ganjam, and Siddharth Gouda and Purna Chandra Sahu of Sukarpada in Cuttack district. He informed that family members of four of the missing workers have already submitted their samples for DNA identification and one more family will reach Sangareddy on Thursday to give their sample. 'We met Sangareddy collector P Pravinya today and as per their reports, there were around 143 workers during the time of the blast. So far, we have the confirmed list of four deaths and as many injured persons from Odisha. Five more workers who were present in the factory on the fateful day are missing,' Panda informed. On the other hand, families of the missing workers have been doing rounds of the factory site, hospitals and mortuary. One among them is Sonali, wife of Prashant Mohapatra. She along with her three children have been approaching the police and factory officials to know his whereabouts but in vain. Her 13-year-old son gave his blood sample for DNA identification on the day but there is no confirmation yet.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
4 workers from state among deceased, 5 missing in Telangana factory blast
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada/Berhampur: Four workers from Odisha were among the 38 killed in Monday's explosion at the pharmaceutical unit of Sigachi Industries in Telangana, while five others from the state are still missing, raising fears of a higher death toll. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Four other workers from Odisha are currently being treated in local hospitals. The deceased were identified as Rajnala Jagan Mohan (55) from Ganjam, Lagnajeet Duari from Cuttack, Manoj Rout from Balasore and Dolagobinda Sahu from Jajpur. "Efforts are on to locate the missing workers as rescue operations continue for those who may have been trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building," said Pritish Panda, officer on special duty with directorate of Odisha Parivaar, who was sent to the site by the state govt. The missing workers are Chaita Bhadra and Ramesh Gauda from Nabarangpur, Prasant Mohapatra from Ganjam, Purna Chandra Sahu from Cuttack, and another Siddharth Gouda whose native place is yet to be confirmed. In Ganjam's Chhatrapur, the family of Rajnala received his body on Wednesday. "We found only his charred body when we rushed to the plant," said R Sai Yashwanth, the deceased's elder son. Dolagobinda from Jajpur's Erabanka village had worked as a fitter at the unit for four years. "We managed to identify his mangled body and transported it back to our village via ambulance," said his father, Harihar Sahu, adding that the Telangana govet provided Rs 1 lakh as compensation. "We want punishment for the chemical factory owner who is responsible for the death of 38 people, including my brother," said Sumit Sahu, Dolagobinda's elder brother. Samir Padhy (24), a machine operator from Baharapur, is fighting for life with 35% burns in a Hyderabad hospital's ICU. His colleague, Papu Kumar Choudhury, recalled, "I had just left the area when the first explosion occurred. The entire area was plunged into darkness with smoke, trapping several workers inside." The bodies of the deceased have been sent to their native places by ambulances, and the injured are reported to be stable, according to officials coordinating the rescue efforts.
