At least 11 people lost their lives in chemical gas leakage at LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village of Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Thousands of people have been reported sick after the incident and were evacuated; hundreds are admitted in hospitals for treatment.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced Rs 1 crore each as compensation to the kin of those who have been killed in the tragedy. Those victims who are undergoing treatment on ventilator would get Rs 10 lakh each.Others, who are hospitalised but not on ventilator, would received Rs 1 lakh each as compensation.

State DGP Damodar Goutam Sawang on Thursday told reporters that the gas now has been neutralised.

“One of the antidote is drinking a lot of water. Around 800 were shifted to hospital, many have been discharged. Investigation will be carried out to see how thishappened,” Sawang was quoted by news agency ANI.

Poison ousstyrene gas leaked from the plant during the early hours of the morning, when families in the surrounding villages were asleep. In the wake of the situation in Visakhapatnam, PM Modi held a meeting of the National Disaster Response Force (NDMA).

- Andhra Pradesh CM announced compensation for the victims and those who got affected by the gas leak. Those who have been treated as outpatients will be paid Rs 25,000 each. Families that have been affected by the leak in the surrounding fivevillages will get Rs 10,000 each. Those who lost cattle will get fullc ompensation; besides Rs 20,000 to each family.

- The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh government and Centre over death and suffering of people due to poisonous styrene gas leak in Andhra pradesh’s Vizag district, news agency PTI reported.