Overview

• Authorities have imposed Section 144 within a two-kilometer radius of the leak to restrict public movement
• Joint forces of Odisha and Jharkhand police are securing the scene under district administration oversight
• A Balasore technical team arrived to monitor gas levels, execute containment measures on the damaged tanker
• Local residents have been ordered to remain indoors to avoid exposure until officials issue further notice
• The ongoing closure of NH-49 is halting traffic on a vital corridor linking Jharkhand’s industrial sectors with Odisha’s Baripada markets