10 chemical units in Ahmedabad under municipal corporation scanner

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) issued notices to 10 chemical units in Naroda GIDC in the last two days. The health department of AMC's north zone initiated action against the chemical units after Chinmay Chemicals caught fire on Tuesday evening.

The civic body has sealed the chemical unit that was destroyed in the fire. "The chemical unit did not have a health licence and it had also failed to adhere to fire safety norms," said AMC official.
The department served notices to Union Acid, Atul Intermediate, Pranav Chemical, Glochem Ltd and Sanjay Industries on Thursday, while Rosewell Industries, Abhinav Industries, Kinjal Chemicals, Chunikaka Industries and Arun Dyestuff Industries were issued notices on Wednesday.

The official said that all the units deal with hazardous materials, so they have been asked to produce license issued by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), health licence, fire safety certificate as well as proof of personal protective tools.
If the units fail to produce the same they will be served a show-cause notice and  sealed, said an official.