LAUNCHING
OF NAC SUB-CENTRE IN TUTICORIN, TAMIL NADU STATE, INDIA 26TH AUG. 04
NAC
Sub-centre has been launched at a formal function held in Heavy Water Plant,
Tuticorin
on 26th August, 2004. It was inaugurated by Shri V. Chandrasekaran, District
Collector, Tuticorin
and Chairman, District Crisis Group, Tuticorin.
The function was also addressed by the other dignitaries. In all 80 invitees
from state govt. officials, enforcement agencies, executives from industrial
units and community attended the function.
The launching of the Sub-Centre is a historic development
in extending the outreach and capacity building at the local level for delivering
the services developed by the National APELL Centre Headquarted in NSC, Mumbai.
It marks success of the NAC initiative to develop on-going cooperation
among the i) District Crisis Group (statutorily set up on the Model
of APELL Coordinating Group), ii) State Factory Inspectorate, iii) Tuticorin
Port Trust, iv) Tuticorin Plant of the Heavy Water Board recognized for its excellent safety performance and winner of the
NSCI top Safety Award; and v) other
Industrial Units in the Area.
The technical services developed by
the NAC for Tuticorin are tailor-made
to address the local issues identified during the review of the on-site Emergency Plans of the individual units in
the Area and developing an integrated off-site Emergency Plan. The activities of the Sub-Centre will be
funded by local industry, while the technical back up will be provided by the
NAC. The 2-day Workshop on Strengthening Chemical Emergency Preparedness was
the first tailor-made activity conducted alongwith this function.
DIGNITARIES
ON THE DAIS
1.
Shri V. Chandrasekaran, I.A.S. District Collector, Tuticorin &
Chairman, Tuticorin District Crisis Group
2.
Shri N. A. Raghupathy, Chairman, Tuticorin Port Trust
3.
Shri K. C. Gupta, Director General, National Safety Council, Mumbai
4.
Shri S. C. Hiremath, Chairman & Chief Executive, Heavy Water Board, Mumbai
5.
Shri R. Thiruvengadam, Chief Inspector of Factories, Tamil Nadu & Secretary,
State Crisis Group,Tamil Nadu
6.
Shri R. P. Bhanushali, Advisor (Technical), National Safety Council, Mumbai
7.
Shri T. K. Haldar, Director (Engineering), Heavy Water Board, Mumbai
8.
Shri Mohammad Farook, Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, Madurai
9.
Shri M.S.N. Sastry, Chief General Manager, Heavy Water Plant, Tuticorin