Ports in Tamil Nadu have been alerted after the massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. In the year 2015, 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was seized at the Chennai Port, which has been stored and kept to date. It is believed that keeping it for a long time caused heat and explosion in Lebanon. This is the reason why the Chennai Customs Department has started preparing for the E-auction of ammonium nitrate stockpile as soon as possible, which has been kept in store for five years