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Shift container depot from Tughlakabad area: AIIMS panel

The chemical identified by the team is Chloro methylpyridine which is toxic in nature but not fatal

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An inquiry report submitted by the doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on the issue of gas leakage in Tughlakabad, which affected 475 girl students, has suggested that the container depot be shifted from the area. A five-member expert team from AIIMS, which visited the spot, has said the residents in the area were living on a ticking bomb. The team was formed after Union Health Minister JP Nadda alerted the Central government hospitals about the gas leakage.

The report was submitted to AIIMS director, Dr Randeep Guleria, on Tuesday night. "We had visited the spot after the incident happened. We have verbally recommended reallocation of the container depot from the area," said Dr YK Gupta, head of the committee. A team of five includes doctors from AIIMS and National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC).

According to Dr Gupta, the residential areas close to the container depot are prone to such incidents. The area is exposed to various harmful chemicals, hence the experts feel that the water and air quality of the area should be checked.

The chemical identified by the team is Chloro methylpyridine which is toxic in nature but not fatal. "It is a hygroscopic substance that tends to absorb moisture from the air, liquefies and generates fumes," added Dr Gupta.

As many as 475 girl students were hospitalised on May 6, after toxic fumes spread due to leakage in a container depot near the two schools in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area. Six students are still admitted in Majeedia hospital and are undergoing treatment.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a Sub-Divisional Magistrate's (SDM) order that directed that no fresh containers be allowed at the Tughlakabad container depot.

On Monday, the Delhi Police had issued notices to various parties involved to join the probe related to the leak. In addition, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the Delhi government, the Railway Board, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and asked them to file their replies within a week.

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