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Challenges Faced by Nano:

 Tata Nano faced many hurdles in its journey; some of the challenges were as
follows:

 To acquire the land

 To stick to the low cost vehicle

 Maintaining the quality in spite of low budget

 Production on time

The nub of the problem was Mamta Banerjee’s demand that 300 acres land of the
997.11 acres allocated to the project should be returned to its original owners.
According to Ms. Banerjee the land was taken forcibly from the farmers. While Tata
Motors Limited needed all the land as one block not just for the main plant but for
ancillary units, because by this way they can save part of huge expenditure with
vendors and stick to the low price of the car as promised by Ratan Tata.

Apart from the Nano plant, the Tatas will also build a research institute in agriculture
and a marine biology institute, beneficial for Gujarat and lead to further development
and growth in the state. The Tata Nano project is estimated to provide 10,000 additional
jobs in the state.

The Tatas also have other plans for the Tata Nano plant. The Tatas will build electric
cars and CNG variants from the mother plants. They also plan to set up an auto
academy and Industrial Training Institutes to meet resource requirements for the mother
plant.

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 Misrepresentation of Services
 Misleading Information
 Discussing Clients Without Explicit Consent
 Inappropriate Use of Clients for Promotional Purposes
 Ignorance of Third-Party Consultant Practices / Plausible Deniability

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People living in areas adjoining the LG Polymers plant say they are finding it hard to
come to terms with the tragedy. Many complain of severe headache, vomiting, itching
and burning sensation in eyes, problems in breathing, dizziness, skin irritation, among
others.

There was every possibility that the death-toll would have been far higher if the highly
inflammable Styrene vapours had ignited and the huge quantity of Styrene monomer
stored in two large tanks at the plant had exploded. Miraculously that did not happen
and, therefore, the vast majority of residents of the Vizag Metropolitan Region are
extremely fortunate to have survived the latest disaster unscathed.

According to industry insiders Styrene is one of the most important monomers produced
by the chemical industry today. Styrene monomer is a basic building block of the
plastics industry.

However, they had also warned that Styrene’s reactivity is such that it must be handled
within a range of specially prescribed conditions. This is necessary not only to avoid
certain safety hazards but also to prevent deterioration in the quality of the styrene.
However, it has been well-demonstrated that styrene can be used, handled, and stored
without difficulty when its physical and chemical properties are understood and the
precautions associated with these properties are applied.
Impact on Health

 Styrene is currently) classified for flammability, skin / eye irritation, acute toxicity,
hearing damage and is suspected of reproductive toxicity
 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
 It is Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.

Precepts & Practices

The management of LG Polymers knew or should have known that there were proper
recommended procedures to safely handle the hazardous chemical Styrene. However,
as explained below, the practices followed by the plant management were wholly
contrary to the recommended procedures. A closer examination of how the plant
management had dealt with each of the major safety concerns related to storing of
Styrene monomer completely exposes the highly irresponsible and inexcusable conduct
of the plant management regarding safety concerns