Chennai oil spill: NGT seeks Centre's reply in 24 hrs

February 06, 2017 20:39

The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought a report on the Chennai oil spill within 24 hours.

The NGT has asked the Centre to present the facts of the oil spill and the measures being taken to clean up the sludge.

10 days after the oil spill, close to 5,000 volunteers are struggling to clean up the Chennai coastline of the sludge.

The development came after a petition, which has also sought constitution of an expert committee to oversee and monitor the entire clean-up process and assess the damage caused to the environment.

The petition has made the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Ministry of Shipping, the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, the TN State Pollution Control Board as parties. -- ANI

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