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A major gas leak near the Odisha-Jharkhand border disrupted traffic on National Highway 49 on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded and forcing authorities to suspend all movement in the area as a precautionary measure.
According to sources, the leak occurred from a propylene gas tanker near a petrol pump close to Jamshola in Bahadaguda block of East Singhbhum district at around 6.30 am today, just along the border with Odisha.
Upon receiving the alert, local administration swiftly invoked prohibitory orders under Sec 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sealed a two-kilometre radius around the site to prevent any pot...