EDC Plant at Karaikal Recommences Operations After Provisional Revocation of Prohibition Order
The EDC plant at Karaikal, Puducherry has restarted operations after authorities provisionally revoked the prohibition order, subject to conditions.
- Plant & Machinery Damage
- Rs. 5 Crores
- Plant Status
- EDC plant at Karaikal, Puducherry restarted operations
- Regulatory Status
- Provisional revocation of prohibition order, pending final PPCC review
- Insurance Action
- Insurance claim intimated and loss assessment in progress
What happened
The Company's Ethylene-Di-Chloride (EDC) manufacturing plant at Karaikal, Puducherry had its operations disrupted after an incident, followed by a prohibition order from the Inspector of Factories and directions from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC).
After implementing corrective measures, the Company has received a provisional revocation of the prohibition order from both authorities, allowing recommencement of operations by adhering to certain conditions. The EDC plant re-commenced operations.
What is still pending
- The recommencement will be reviewed by the PPCC before a final revocation order is issued.
- The Company will quantify the impact on production and financials when the final revocation order is received.
Damage and insurance
- Plant & Machinery damage is estimated at Rs. 5 Crores.
- An insurance claim has been intimated and loss assessment is under progress.
Steps taken
A detailed Root Cause Analysis and a HAZOP study were carried out to identify the causes of the incident and determine corrective and preventive measures, which the Company has since implemented.
How investors may read it
Restart of a disrupted plant removes an operational overhang, though the permission is provisional and conditional, with a further review by the PPCC pending.
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More numbers
- Estimated Plant & Machinery damageRs. 5 Crores
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