By IANS,
Chandigarh : The Haryana government will set up two major cells at Panipat and Gurgaon to ensure safety standards in factories, a labour department spokesman said here Sunday.
“The accident hazards control cells are aimed at ensuring safety and welfare of the workers and Rs.1.63 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose. The main function of these cells would be to get information from public on accidents that occur in the factories,” the spokesman said.
He said two industrial hygiene laboratories would also be set at Gurgaon and Faridabad – which has a big industrial base, for which the government has already sanctioned Rs.85 lakh for purchase of equipment.
There are hundreds of factories and industrial establishments in Gurgaon, Faridabad and other areas of the national capital region (NCR).