Chennai oil spill: Clean-up ops drag on, TN CM to review today

February 05, 2017 09:24

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam to visit Ennore Port to review the clean-up operations in Chennai. A week after several tons of oil spilled into the Bay of Bengal, a large black pool still remained gathered against the rocky shore.

And the massive struggle to clean up the polluted waters continues. Authorities said 125 tons of sludge had so far been taken out.

Personnel from various government departments, fishermen, non-governmental organisation workers and other volunteers were still manually scooping out the viscous oil using buckets.

It all began in the early hours of January 28. Two ships collided near the Kamarajar Port in North Chennai. One ship, MT BW Maple, carried liquefied petroleum gas. The other, MT Dawn Kanchipuram, carried petroleum oil lubricants from which several tonnes spilled into the sea. There is still no clear information about how much oil was spilled exactly.

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