Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding fire incident in a hand glove manufacturing unit, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, 30/01/2024
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding In Re: News item titled "Fire Tragedy in Maha glove factory claims 6 lives" appearing in Millennium dated 01.01.2024.
Report says that in a fire incident in a hand glove manufacturing unit in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of state of Maharashtra, six persons died. The fire broke out in Sunshine factory which produces cotton and leather gloves. State Government has declared an ex gratia payment of solatium of Rs. 5 lakhs to families of deceased but there is nothing to show in the report that any compensation has been paid by the concerned project proponent.
The NGT was of the opinion that before proceeding further in the matter, it would be appropriate to obtain a factual report for which the court directed the constitution of a joint committee comprising Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board, Collector, District Sambhajinagar and Director, Industrial Safety, Maharashtra. The said committee will visit the site, collect relevant information and submit factual report. For further proceedings, the matter has been transferred to the Western Zone Bench of the NGT.