South Korean business LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leakage occurrence at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has actually stated while directing that the interim penalty of50 crore would be invested on settlement to the victims and the remediation of environment.
The NGT also junked the company’s plea looking for evaluation of its Might 8 order slapping on it the50 crore interim charge stating that it is warranted in taking suo motu cognisance of the matter.
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that last computation of payment may be assessed by a committee making up agents of Ministry of Environment Ministry, CPCB and National Environmental Engineering Research Study Institute.
