Dikhyaa Mohanty 
More than 50 women workers of an apparel manufacturing unit in the Brandix Special Economic Zone at Atchyutapuram near Visakhapatnam fell sick on Tuesday. It is suspected that the incident happened due to a mysterious gas leak and this is the second such incident in two months.
As per the reports, the real cause of the sickness was, however, not immediately established as a medical examination was being conducted. While some of the workers were administered first aid in the medical centre in the SEZ, some others were shifted to nearby hospitals. Some of the workers who fell sick were said to be pregnant.
On June 3, a similar incident occurred in the same place where more than 200 women workers fell unconscious after complaining of eyesores, nausea and vomiting. It was then suspected that ammonia gas leaked from a nearby Porus Laboratories unit. The Porus lab was shut down for a few days after the mishap but soon resumed activities.
