CB BureauFollowing the collision of MSC Chitra MV Khalijia on August 7, that had caused major oil spill in Mumbai harbour, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has claimed damages of three crore rupees to clean up the spill.
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damage to the environment and marine life will be made once National
Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and National Institute of
Oceanography (NIO) complete the environment impact assessment study.
The cleaning of 400 tonnes of oil, which had leaked after
the collision, is necessary. Sources said a total of 2,662 tonnes of heavy oil,
284 tonnes of diesel and 88 tonnes of lubricants were reported to be on board
the MSC Chitra.
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had told the parliament that the polluter must pay.
‘Studies by different institutions have been commissioned
for ascertaining the impact of the oil spill on the fishery sector and other
economic losses,’ Ramesh had said.