Dombivli boiler blast: Thane Police to present main accused Malay Pradeep Mehta in court today
Dombivli boiler blast case that claimed 11 lives and injured more than 60 persons on Friday. The cops have also detailed Malaya Mehta's mother, Malti Mehta, from Nashik. Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Siddhesh Kadam, inspected the site on Friday and said, "There have been a total of 10 casualties here, with 2 people missing, so the rescue operation is ongoing.
We are working to complete this rescue operation as soon as possible and dealing with the hazardous chemicals."Under the directive of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Kadam reviewed the incident and discussed plans to prevent future tragedies. "I am here at the site today to review this tragic incident under the direction of the Chief Minister. He has given strict instructions to provide all necessary support for the ongoing rescue operations and to prepare a plan to swiftly relocate the hazardous chemical unit from here.
After this visit, we will have a meeting with our officers to finalize the plan, which we will then present to the Chief Minister," Kadam said.When asked about the opposition's stand on the incident, he said, "I believe it is not appropriate to engage in politics at this place. If the opposition wants to contribute, they should not always oppose but also assist and support us."Earlier in the day, Ambadas Danve, Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, criticized the lack of industrial safety measures in the area. "There has been no Industrial Safety Department here.
If you look at this area, such a factory should not have been here near the residential area and is the biggest crime... A technical person should have been here because a normal worker or labourer cannot handle a reactor. It is wrong to have
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