Ajnia gas leakage at Rampuria Ice Factory near Bikaner’s light house caused panic among the people living nearby. Women and children moved from their homes to safe places. Due to nervousness, the health of the factory manager also deteriorated and he also had to be taken to PBM Hospital. The leakage was controlled in about an hour.
Breathing difficulty
On Wednesday (April 16), there was a sudden leakage and smell at the water condenser of Rampuria Ice Factory in Vinoba Basti near Roshni Ghar. Due to this, the eyes of the people around started burning. People living in this area suffocated. Due to the spread of terror, anarchy spread in a population of about 5 thousand. Many houses nearby became empty. People nearby said that the smell of gas was spreading rapidly due to the direction of the wind.
A major accident was averted due to the vigilance of the administration.
The factory was set up in 1944. Now it has gone into a densely populated area. Sadar police station reached the spot as soon as the information was received. The news of gas leakage stirred the administration. Tehsildar, Food Safety Officer and Teams of Factory and Boiles Department reached the factory and investigated. A major accident was averted due to the vigilance of the administration.
The gas continued to leak for about 45 minutes.
Water pool condenser is installed in ice factories to cool water and make ice. It is a type of pipe in which ammonia gas and water flows. The gas began to leak at full pressure due to the bursting of a gasket in the condenser valve at Rampuria Ice Factory. The gas continued to leak for about one and a half hours. At that time the factory manager went out, and an employee present there called the engineer from a private dairy chilling plant to repair the valve. There is also no security system in the factory.
The equipment was not inspected for two years.
Several flaws have also been found in the investigation of Rampuria Ice Factory. The equipment of Rampuria Ice Factory has not been inspected for two years. According to the rules, the equipment must be inspected by an authorized engineer every year and obtaining a stability certificate. But the trade license of the factory has not been renewed for one year.
