Manchakuzhi: At around 10:30 p.m., Pulintanath Jose Joseph and his son Cyril P. Jose, who live next door, woke up to a loud noise. When he came out, he found the lorry overturned in the ditch in front of the house. A strong smell was felt. Both saw the driver Ashraf trying to get out on his own and helped him. They took the driver who was injured in the head to the Pala Govt Hospital in their own car. The police and the fire brigade were informed on the way. The fire brigade arrived from Kanjirapalli. The top of the overturned lorry was lying on the bank on the other side and nothing could be done without lifting the lorry. The driver was later shifted to Kottayam Medical College Hospital.
A tanker lorry carrying liquid containing chemicals from a rubber factory overturned into the creek; Many kilometers of water sources were polluted. The water in the stream was white. The water mixed with chemical liquid mixed with Meenachilat in Pala Arunapuram area. The color of the water in the wells on the banks of the stream also changed. The fish in the stream died.
The team from the District Medical Office found that 6000 liters of liquid was mixed with water. The District Medical Office has issued a warning message. The lorry overturned at 10.15 pm on Wednesday night near Manchakuzhi Chappat on the Thampalakkad-Kanjirapalli road. The injured driver, KK Ashraf (49), was admitted to the Kottayam Medical College Hospital at Kozhikode Natuvannoor Sahegan. The lorry was going from Tampalakkad Rubber Company (TRC) to Nilambur Rubber Trading Company in Kozhikode with load. The liquid was mixed with ammonia and tetramethylthirum disulfide (TMTD) chemicals.
Rubber compound mixed with water
A mixture of rubber after the latex has been extracted is mixed with water. This mixture is used to make rubber products including mats. People in this area say that there is no large quantity of chemicals in the mixture. From here, near Ululikunnam Church, the general stream joins the Naiplav stream.
In this area, the Kuruvikood creek also joins the Naiplav creek. Then the water is deposited in the stone pit and becomes the Katakuzhi stream. From here onwards, Meenachal becomes a stream. Kochukottaram, Mannani, Poovarani, Kadayam and Arunapurathu stream joins Meenachilat by the twelfth mile. Samples have been collected from the District Medical Office to test the quality of water from all these parts.
English Summary:
Chemical Spill in Manchakuzhi: Water Sources Polluted – Residents Urged to Read Shocking Details
2023-10-13 07:18:45
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