Chennai Oil Spills
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MK Stalin Announces Compensation For Families Hit By Chennai Oil Spill
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday ordered cash assistance ranging between Rs 7,500 and Rs 12,500 to 9,001 families affected by the oil spill in north Chennai areas.
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First Phase Of Chennai Oil Spill Cleanup To Be Over In 4-5 Days: Minister
Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that the first phase of cleanup of the recent oil spill in Chennai will be over in 4-5 days. After he surveyed the site on Friday, the minister said the cleanup will be a long process.
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Chennai Refinery's Assurance After Green Court's Warning Over Oil Spill
The National Green Tribunal has expressed its disappointment with the mitigation efforts by the oil refinery responsiblefor the recent oil spill in Chennai.
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After Cyclone Michaung Disaster, Blame Game Erupts Over Chennai Oil Spill
Days after an oil spill in northern pockets of Chennai - a city limping back to normalcy after flooding due to Cyclone Michaung - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited have begun a blame game.
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Video: Chennai, Battling With Floods, Now Has An Oil Spill Problem
A viral video has surfaced showing layers of oil floating on floodwater in the Ennore area of Chennai. The area is home to several oil refineries, and the police are currently tracing the origin of the oil discharge.
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Most Of Oil Spilled At Ennore Recovered By Coast Guard Ships
Six Indian Coast Guard ships are involved in containing oil spilled by tanker Coral Stars at Kamarajar Port, in Ennore near Chennai, on November 18, sources said.
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Ship Master Asked To Clean Up After Oil Spill Near Chennai
The Coast Guard Monday said it has issued notice to the master of a cargo ship to clean up the oil spill off the coast here caused by a rupture in a hose of the vessel, failing which action will be taken as per law.
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Oil Spill At Port Near Chennai Leaks 2 Tonnes Of Fuel Into Sea
A spill that released 2 tonnes of oil into the sea, just north of Chennai, was reported on Sunday, raising concerns of a repeat of last year's crisis that took a mammoth effort to clean up and damaged the area's ecology.
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Green Court Summons Centre, State Representatives Over Chennai Oil Spill
National Green Tribunal has summoned representatives of both the centre and the state government over the spill of hazardous oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG off the Tamil Nadu coast last week. The green court was hearing two petitions which contradicts the assurance given by authorities involved in cleaning up the water.
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Chennai Oil Spill: National Green Tribunal To Hear Plea Today
The issue of a recent oil spill off the coast of Tamil Nadu that is posing a threat to environment and health of local residents has gone to the National Green Tribunal with a plea seeking compensation and seizure of the vessels.
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Chennai Oil Spill: Crew Of Both Ships Being Interrogated, Can't Leave City
The crew of both ships which collided off Chennai last Saturday and caused a massive oil spill are being interrogated to fix the responsibility. Sources say both the ships and the crew will not be allowed to leave the Kamarajar port outside Chennai till the investigation into the incident is over. Chennai Port Trust Chairman P Raveendran said, "Act...
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai vs It's Oil Spill: Volunteers With Gloves Scoop Up Thick Tar
With Chennai in the middle of its worst environmental disaster ever, hundreds of students and fishermen are working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast.
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Chennai's Oil Spill Spreading, Say Experts, Amid Massive Clean-Up Effort
Nearly a week after the oil spill caused by two ships colliding off Chennai's coast on Saturday, 60 tonnes of sludge has been removed by hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and coast guard men.
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Chennai Oil Spill Way Past Marina Beach, Spread By Winds And Waves
An oil spill caused by two cargo ships colliding near Chennai has affected a 30 km stretch along the coastline and is spreading because of the waves and the strong winds. Close to a thousand workers, including volunteers from engineering colleges and fishermen, are using their bare hands to clear the thick sludge that machines have failed to remov...
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MK Stalin Announces Compensation For Families Hit By Chennai Oil Spill
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday ordered cash assistance ranging between Rs 7,500 and Rs 12,500 to 9,001 families affected by the oil spill in north Chennai areas.
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First Phase Of Chennai Oil Spill Cleanup To Be Over In 4-5 Days: Minister
Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that the first phase of cleanup of the recent oil spill in Chennai will be over in 4-5 days. After he surveyed the site on Friday, the minister said the cleanup will be a long process.
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Chennai Refinery's Assurance After Green Court's Warning Over Oil Spill
The National Green Tribunal has expressed its disappointment with the mitigation efforts by the oil refinery responsiblefor the recent oil spill in Chennai.
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After Cyclone Michaung Disaster, Blame Game Erupts Over Chennai Oil Spill
Days after an oil spill in northern pockets of Chennai - a city limping back to normalcy after flooding due to Cyclone Michaung - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited have begun a blame game.
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Video: Chennai, Battling With Floods, Now Has An Oil Spill Problem
A viral video has surfaced showing layers of oil floating on floodwater in the Ennore area of Chennai. The area is home to several oil refineries, and the police are currently tracing the origin of the oil discharge.
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Most Of Oil Spilled At Ennore Recovered By Coast Guard Ships
Six Indian Coast Guard ships are involved in containing oil spilled by tanker Coral Stars at Kamarajar Port, in Ennore near Chennai, on November 18, sources said.
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Ship Master Asked To Clean Up After Oil Spill Near Chennai
The Coast Guard Monday said it has issued notice to the master of a cargo ship to clean up the oil spill off the coast here caused by a rupture in a hose of the vessel, failing which action will be taken as per law.
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Oil Spill At Port Near Chennai Leaks 2 Tonnes Of Fuel Into Sea
A spill that released 2 tonnes of oil into the sea, just north of Chennai, was reported on Sunday, raising concerns of a repeat of last year's crisis that took a mammoth effort to clean up and damaged the area's ecology.
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Green Court Summons Centre, State Representatives Over Chennai Oil Spill
National Green Tribunal has summoned representatives of both the centre and the state government over the spill of hazardous oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG off the Tamil Nadu coast last week. The green court was hearing two petitions which contradicts the assurance given by authorities involved in cleaning up the water.
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Chennai Oil Spill: National Green Tribunal To Hear Plea Today
The issue of a recent oil spill off the coast of Tamil Nadu that is posing a threat to environment and health of local residents has gone to the National Green Tribunal with a plea seeking compensation and seizure of the vessels.
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Chennai Oil Spill: Crew Of Both Ships Being Interrogated, Can't Leave City
The crew of both ships which collided off Chennai last Saturday and caused a massive oil spill are being interrogated to fix the responsibility. Sources say both the ships and the crew will not be allowed to leave the Kamarajar port outside Chennai till the investigation into the incident is over. Chennai Port Trust Chairman P Raveendran said, "Act...
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai vs It's Oil Spill: Volunteers With Gloves Scoop Up Thick Tar
With Chennai in the middle of its worst environmental disaster ever, hundreds of students and fishermen are working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast.
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Chennai's Oil Spill Spreading, Say Experts, Amid Massive Clean-Up Effort
Nearly a week after the oil spill caused by two ships colliding off Chennai's coast on Saturday, 60 tonnes of sludge has been removed by hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and coast guard men.
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Chennai Oil Spill Way Past Marina Beach, Spread By Winds And Waves
An oil spill caused by two cargo ships colliding near Chennai has affected a 30 km stretch along the coastline and is spreading because of the waves and the strong winds. Close to a thousand workers, including volunteers from engineering colleges and fishermen, are using their bare hands to clear the thick sludge that machines have failed to remov...
