Over 100 hospitalised due to the gas leak which took place at LG Polymers chemical plant in Gopalapatnam.
The humiliation for the Telugu Desam Party was such that it could cross the double digit in only five urban local bodies while other opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party and Jana Sena Partymade little gains.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the kin of those killed in the incident.
A consortium of three US-based firms - AECOM, KPMG and IBM - was given the task of developing the master plan.
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