The district administration on Saturday asked the management of Parry Sugars Refinery India Private Limited to consider giving ₹40 lakh as compensation to the next of kin of the two workers who were killed in a blast in the refinery on Friday.
While R.V.V. Satyanarayana (36) of Uppada Kothapalli and Veeramalla Rajeswara Rao (45) of Samarlakota died on the spot, nine other workers sustained burns in the accident that took place in the unit located at Vakalapudi village on the outskirts of Kakinada city.
“The nine injured persons are out of danger and are being treated in Kakinada. We have put forth a proposal before the management of Parry Sugars Refinery India Private Limited that it pay ₹40 lakh compensation to the next of kin of each of the two deceased workers. We are yet to receive any reply from the management,” Kakinada District Collector Krithika Shukla told The Hindu.
