Chennai:
National
Human Rights Commission on Friday set four weeks deadline to Tamil Nadu
government to submit a report on the fire accident in a fireworks factory in
Sivakasi that killed 38 people and injured 55 others.
The
notice was issued to the chief secretary after NHRC received complaints from a
non-governmental representative and a rights activist alleging state’s failure
in ensuring adequate safety measures.
NHRC
said the case was registered on the basis of a media report forwarded by a
non-governmental organization representative Anup Kumar Srivastava. The rights
body also received a complaint from human rights activist R H Bansal wherein he
alleged that 54 persons died in the incident.
It
is reportedly claimed that 90 per cent of fireworks of the country are being
made in Sivakasi and no adequate safety measures are being ensured by the
government, NHRC said.
NHRC
stated that the complainants requested a detailed enquiry in the matter and demanded
adequate compensation to the victims and families of the deceased.
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