GPCB notices to GGCL, Essar

A GPCB officer, however, clarified that just because notices had been issued, it did not imply that either of the companies were responsible for the gas leak. 8220;All it says is that they should brush up their operational efficiency to plug any chances of a leak8221;, he explained.

The identity of the gas continued to be elusive, with embarrassed GPCB officials saying it 8220;could be ethyl mercaptan or some other gas8221;. All I can say is that the source is somewhere in Hazira8221;, a GPCB officer said, adding that they have been monitoring the situation for the past few days.

The board, has decided to arm the 13-member probe committee set up by District Collector R M Shah with mobile instruments. The panel 8212; comprising a representative each of the very companies suspected to be leaking gas 8212; has been sub-divided into five groups on the basis of their location; the city, too, has been divided into five zones.

On getting a complaint from a specific area the sub-group will deploy the mobile instrument, which sucks in some air. This will be tested at the GPCB office. This arrangement comes into force on Monday.