Summary:
On Monday afternoon, the entire locality was engulfed in yellow smoke due to an alleged leak at the plant.Peeved, the residents blocked the gate of the plant for more than an hour on Tuesday. BPCL authorities said there was a slight smoke emission during a technical operation and it was controlled immediately. This, said the residents, vindicated their concerns. Now, we stand vindicated as even BPCL officials sai there was a leak,” alleged Paulose Palakatt, chairman, Jeevan Raksha Janakeeya Samithi. Chinnamma said the BPCL authorities, who called a meeting after the residents’ protest, promised to act on their concerns..