Overview
- The death toll in the June 30 Sigachi Industries plant explosion rose to 42 after two more victims succumbed to injuries and forensic tests confirmed additional remains.
- Hyderabad’s Forensic Science Laboratory is processing DNA profiles from 44 recovered body parts to match victims and trace eight workers still unaccounted for.
- Eighteen injured employees remain hospitalized while Sigachi Industries has pledged ₹1 crore for each deceased worker’s family and full coverage of treatment costs.
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved ₹10 lakh ex gratia for each Odia victim’s family, with relief teams on site to oversee disbursements and support.
- Telangana’s government has formed a state-level review panel and a four-member expert committee led by CSIR-IICT emeritus scientist B. Venkateshwar Rao to investigate the blast’s causes and safety lapses.