After Cyclone Michaung Disaster, Blame Game Erupts Over Chennai Oil Spill
NDTV
NDTV had traced the oil spill to at least four km away, and it has caused envitonmental damage at the Ennore estuary.
Days after an oil spill in northern pockets of Chennai - a city limping back to normalcy after catastrophic flooding due to Cyclone Michaung - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited have begun a blame game over the disaster. The oil spill was in the Ennore area of Chennai, which is home to refineries and petrochemical industries.
Apart from raising concerns about the potential contamination of a vast aquatic ecosystem, the spill - in the city's Buckingham Canal - has added to the problems of locals dealing with significant damage to homes and properties along the crucial waterway.
The TNPCB has directed the CPCL to meticulously map affected areas and submit a comprehensive action plan. A technical team investigating the incident concluded the spill originated from a CPCL facility, and entered the Buckingham Canal during the floods.