In an incident, the sludge holding tank of an effluent treatment plant collapsed and the sludge from the tank buried alive 10 persons sleeping in the nearby building. The company operating the plant was asked to pay Rs 75 lakh compensation to the state government. Part of it will be used to pay to the families of victims and balance will be utilized for environment management in the area by pollution control board.
Reasons for tank collapse and company procedures to check for its integrity need to be investigated.