Rajkot: A big crowd gathered outside the official residence of the district collector of Gir Somnath on Wednesday night to complain about health issues faced by the citizens due to pollution caused by an unknown gas released by an industrial unit in Veraval.
Citizens reached out to collector Ajay Prakash to complain about an industrial in the area. The citizens alleged that the unit has been releasing a gas due to which many people were suffering from burning sensation in eyes, nose, throat and constant coughing.
People said that on Tuesday night people living in one-kilometre radius of the unit suffered from similar issues and it got repeated on Wednesday too.
“After people came up with their complaints, the district administration had asked the company to stop the release of gas for now. But we have asked the GPCB (Gujarat Pollution Control Board) to investigate what kind of gas it was and after their investigation we will be taking appropriate action,” district collector Prakash said.