Ex gratia announced for victims of quarry explosion
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The State authorities on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into the explosion at a limestone quarry at Mamillapalle village in Kadapa district on Saturday, by which 10 employees have been killed.
The authorities additionally announced an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh every to the following of kin of the deceased and ₹5 lakh to every of the injured.
In an announcement, Mines Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy stated that the committee, comprising officers of 5 departments, was requested to submit its report in 5 days.
Officials beneath the supervision of the Director of Mines and Geology inspected the blast web site, he stated, and added that negligence of the quarry organisers led to the explosion.
“They did not follow the procedures while unloading the explosives. Action will be taken against the leaseholder as per the provision of the MMD&R Act of 1957 and the A.P. Small Minerals Guidelines of 1966,” the Minister stated.
Amid the suspicion over the probably presence of the remnants of the explosives, or gelatin sticks and detonators, a bomb squad reached the spot to sterilised the complete space across the blast web site.
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