Number Of Gas Leak Incidents More Than Doubled In Last Decade: Centre

The number of gas and chemical leakage accidents in India more than doubled to 30 in the last decade, according to data presented in Parliament.

The number of gas and chemical leakage accidents in India more than doubled to 30 in the last decade, with Gujarat accounting for majority of the incidents in 2023, according to data presented in Parliament on Friday.

In 2013, the number of such accidents were only 13, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Gujarat reported 24 of the 30 incidents in 2023, followed by Uttar Pradesh with three cases, Assam (2), and Goa (1), resulting in 25 fatalities and 32 injuries.