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Pharma units told to take safety measures to contain mishaps
To address the growing concerns among the public and workers regarding the safety and environmental pollution issues of pharma units in Visakhapatnam, state factories department in collaboration with pharmaceutical industry organised a two-day seminar – ‘Chemical safety and disaster mitigation in pharma industry: Challenges and opportunities’– here on Wednesday.
Visakhapatnam: To address the growing concerns among the public and workers regarding the safety and environmental pollution issues of pharma units in Visakhapatnam, state factories department in collaboration with pharmaceutical industry organised a two-day seminar – ‘Chemical safety and disaster mitigation in pharma industry: Challenges and opportunities’– here on Wednesday.
Addressing the industrialists and other stakeholders of pharma sector, Minister for Labour, Employment, Training and Factories Pithani Satyanarayana said only those firms, which obey the norms framed by the government, could compete in international business.
In the recent past, with increase of mishaps and loss of lives in the pharmaceutical units, the sector hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons and caught the attention of public.
In this backdrop, the conference was organised involving all the stakeholders, including factories department, pharma firms’ staff, workers’ unions and Pollution Control Board officials to get a holistic understanding about the safety lapses in the sector.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said Visakhapatnam, the largest industrial hub in the state, along with other north Andhra districts Srikakaulam and Vizianagaram, have been housing nearly 3,200 industrial units and major role was being played by pharma companies.
“Companies should provide safety measures to contain mishaps and take care about environment and public health by curbing pollution levels,” the Minister said.
Two ESI hospitals with 500 beds each would be constructed in the state, he informed.“Giving top priority to safety would be the best way to resolve environmental pollution issues,” said member secretary Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board BSS Prasad.
India could compete with China only when demand and supply is maintained with balance, he added.Director for Department of Factories G Balakishore, Divis Laboratory director Madhusudan Reddy, Pharmagel MD Ananth, Hetero Drugs director Mohan Reddy, Laurus Labs ED Sri Hari Raju and others participated in the conference.
