Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Chemical Waste Tanker Retrieved From Canal
A big truck carrying chemical waste fell into a water canal in Andhra Pradesh.
It happened on January 21, and the truck was taken out on January 28.
The truck was going from Guntur to Anakapalli but fell near a village called A.V. Nagaram.
The truck had a special acid called hydrochloric acid.
People are worried because sometimes chemicals are thrown into canals illegally.
The police are looking for the driver who ran away after the accident.
A 60-tonne chemical waste tanker overturned into an irrigation canal on January 21 near A.V. Nagaram village in Kakinada district.
The tanker was carrying diluted hydrochloric acid from Guntur to pharmaceutical units in Anakapalli.
The tanker was retrieved on January 28 using JCB machines.
Samples of the chemical waste were collected for analysis by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.
Allegations have surfaced about illegal dumping of chemical waste into canals during night hours.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Thondangi sub-inspector B. Jaganmohan Rao
- What
- A 60-tonne chemical waste tanker overturned into an irrigation canal and was later retrieved
- When
- The incident occurred on January 21, and the tanker was retrieved on January 28
- Where
- Near A.V. Nagaram village in Thondangi mandal, Kakinada district
- Why
- The tanker was transporting diluted hydrochloric acid from Guntur to Anakapalli
- Location
- Thondangi mandal, Kakinada district
- Date of Incident
- January 21
- Tanker Weight
- 60-tonne
- Chemical Transported
- Diluted hydrochloric acid
- Destination
- Pharmaceutical units in Anakapalli
- Source
- Guntur
- Retrieval Date
- January 28
- Retrieval Method
- JCB machines