Entire ecosystem damaged by UPL chemical fire, company not compliant - minister

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An entire ecosystem, which includes the oHlanga tributary, the uMhlanga estuary, the beaches and the coastal environment, has been seriously affected and may take several years to recover from the fallout from a fire at the UPL chemical warehouse in ...

03 October 2021 - 13:49

The incident, which took place in July, saw thousands of Durban residents waking up to the overpowering stench of burning chemicals after arsonists and looters set fire to a huge warehouse containing toxic pesticides and chemical products owned by the Mumbai-based chemicals giant UPL. This involves the collection of evidence, including sampling of, among other things, sand, water, fish and plants, to determine criminal liability in relation to the harm caused to the environment.

In addition, UPL failed to obtain a critical risk assessment or planning permissions from the eThekwini metro, in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and relevant municipal bylaws.

 

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And UPL gets off scott free for illegally storing tons of poisons and insecticide in a residential area close to a river. Now Durban has an ecological & economic disaster on its hands. Is there no action by govt because UPL is an India-based company & SA is part of BRICS?

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