I wish I could confidently say NO to the question!Though the big players take precautions,it is the small and medium scale chemical industries that require a lot of improvement.There are approximately 1700 Maximum Accident Hazard (MAH) units in India and they are supposed to carry out mock drills twice a year. Mr Bhardwaj, Member, National Disaster Management Authority is quoted as follows in an article in the Economic Times:
Mr Bhardwaj of the Authority strongly believes that such major accident hazard (MAH) units must adhere to all norms including executing two mock drills in a year. In fact, during the last four years, only 130 mock exercises took place out of which 33 happened to be in chemical industries. “We are emphasising more on prevention of such incidents rather than reacting to those. Yet, we need to prepare for any eventuality. Our mock-drills are big learning lessons as they also involve district administration,” Mr Bhardwaj says.
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