DECCAN INQUIRER e news bi-weekly EDITOR: NAGARAJA.M.R .... VOL.22 .. .ISSUE...53……02/07/2026 Lessons learnt by government ? Visakhapatnam Accident: Time For Strict Action — by E A S Sarma To Shri C K Mishra Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC) Govt of India Dear Shri Mishra, You are aware of the ghastly gas leak accident that took place at LG Polymers unit near Visakhapatnam in the early hours of 7-5-2020. Several persons in the vicinity of the accident site could not escape to safe places and got asphyxiated to death. Several others had to be hospitalised for serious health problems associated with their lungs, eyes, nose, skin etc. The impact of the toxic gases that got released from the accident site extended upto 5-10km from it. The disease burden caused by the accident will stay on for decades to come. In short, irrespective of the laws, the rules and the procedures in force, such an accident should shake the conscie...
DECCAN INQUIRER e news bi-weekly EDITOR: NAGARAJA.M.R .... VOL.22 .. .ISSUE...52……28/06/2026 RTI request to DG Telecom To, Honourable Director General DOT HQ New Delhi Honourable Madam / Sir By your acts of omission and commission together with those in power has caused thousands of crores of rupees loss to the public exchequer. A criminal falters to answer when interrogated to hide his crimes, in the same way DOT officials have failed to ANSWER our RTI qusetions and provide information. Please read the below mentioned RTI request and ANSWER in public interest. Your response decides whether you are an upright public servant or a criminal thief hiding crime. Thank you Nagaraja M R RTI APPLICATION TO CPIO DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATI...