Bhubaneswar: The death toll of Odia migrant workers in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district has risen to 12 after a woman from Angul district succumbed to her injuries during treatment on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Budhubari Naik of Angul district, who had been on ventilator support since the accident after being exposed to toxic ammonia gas at the seafood processing unit.
Officials of the Odisha Labour Department said four Odia workers who were undergoing treatment have been discharged from hospital. They are returning to Odisha by train along with 58 other migrant workers employed at the same factory.
The department further said the bodies of the 11 deceased Juang women from Keonjhar district have already been received by their families. Following the completion of postmortem formalities, Naik’s body will also be brought to Odisha.
“Our officers are coordinating with the Tamil Nadu government authorities to facilitate the transportation of the body,” Labour Department sources said.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has announced an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh each for the next of kin of all the deceased migrant workers.
The ammonia gas leak at the seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur district had exposed several workers to toxic fumes, resulting in multiple casualties and hospitalisations, with Odisha accounting for the majority of the victims.
