Telangana Pollution Control Board orders closure of a Sangareddy pharma unit after two workers die in a chloroform vapour leak

24 October 2026

Two employees of Saraca Laboratories Limited were killed after exposure to chloroform vapours that leaked during a production process at the Gaddapotharam industrial area of Jinnaram mandal in Sangareddy district late on Thursday.
The Telangana Pollution Control Board on Friday ordered the immediate closure of the unit.
The Board also directed the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited to disconnect the unit's electricity supply.
According to the Board, the incident occurred around 11.30 p.m. during a layer separation process in Production Block-2 of the facility.
The two who died were a chemist and a supervisor at the plant.