No long-term environmental harm in Ennore due to CPCL oil spill, says Union govt.
2 days, 4 hours ago

No long-term environmental harm in Ennore due to CPCL oil spill, says Union govt.

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday said that Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited had taken significant steps to address the environmental damage caused by the oil spill in Ennore, in December 2023. He also sought clarification on CPCL’s transparency in the remediation process and whether it had complied with the directives issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the National Green Tribunal. CPCL, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu government, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, and the TNPCB, has undertaken various restoration activities, Mr. Gopi said. Updated disaster management framework CPCL has a comprehensive Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan, which was revised in 2024, aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.

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Work to Clear Oil Spill Quickened After Chief Secretary Visits Site
1 year ago

Work to Clear Oil Spill Quickened After Chief Secretary Visits Site

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Several gully sucker machines and Oil Control Brooms were deployed at the Ennore Creek on Tuesday to contain the oil spillage, reportedly caused by the public sector Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, and to expedite the mitigation work on clearing the sludge after State Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena personally visited the site on Monday to reviewed the extent of …

NGT ‘unhappy’ with oil spill remediation in Ennore, directs Tamil Nadu government and CPCL to expedite work
1 year ago

NGT ‘unhappy’ with oil spill remediation in Ennore, directs Tamil Nadu government and CPCL to expedite work

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the extent of work done to prevent oil spreading along the Kosasthalaiyar river in Ennore and directed oil companies and the State government to expedite clean-up operations. Hearing a suo motu case on oil spill from industries in Manali, including the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, the bench, …

T.N. government directs Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited to handle oil spill remediation on a war footing
1 year ago

T.N. government directs Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited to handle oil spill remediation on a war footing

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government’s 20-member State of Oil Spill Crisis Management Group, which met on December 11 to discuss the remediation of oil spill in the Ennore-Manali region, said the oil spill had adversely impacted the livelihoods of the fishing community and had directed the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited to undertake mitigation efforts on a war footing. The SOS-CMG, headed …

National Green Tribunal orders high-level committee to submit report on oil spill in Ennore-Manali area
1 year ago

National Green Tribunal orders high-level committee to submit report on oil spill in Ennore-Manali area

The Hindu  

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered a six-member committee to inspect the areas in Ennore-Manali region where there were oil spills. Hearing a suo motu case on the oil spill in Ernavoor from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the Bench ordered the committee to directly inspect the site on December 11, collect …

Oil in Chennai flood waters | TNPCB officials trace leak to CPCL
1 year ago

Oil in Chennai flood waters | TNPCB officials trace leak to CPCL

The Hindu  

The flood waters swirling and running through residential areas of Ennore and Eranavur have a thick film of oil covering it. Sources in TNPCB said that two teams of officials had inspected the area and found two possible major sources of oil and several minor sources as well. However, this time the quantum of rain and flood waters was unprecedented, …

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | T.N. government will consider demands of fishermen: Minister Meyyanathan
1 year, 9 months ago

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | T.N. government will consider demands of fishermen: Minister Meyyanathan

The Hindu  

The State Government would take a call on the demand of the fishermen to remove the oil pipelines owned by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited from Pattinamcherry off the Nagapattinam coast, said Environment Minister Siva. After visiting Pattinamcherry, a coastal hamlet near here, to take stock of the oil spills in the sea, Mr. Meyyanathan told journalists that the leakage …

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | Upset with CPCL, fishermen threaten to intensify protest
1 year, 9 months ago

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | Upset with CPCL, fishermen threaten to intensify protest

The Hindu  

Dissatisfied with the work done by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited to plug the leak on the crude oil pipeline off the Nagapattinam coast, fishermen of Pattinamcherry and adjoining hamlets have threatened to intensify their protest from Monday. N. Sakthivel, a fisherman from Pattinamcherry, said CPCL officials informed the fishermen on Saturday that the leak was plugged. “When we demanded that …

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | CPCL plugs leak in crude oil pipeline
1 year, 9 months ago

Oil spill in Nagapattinam coast | CPCL plugs leak in crude oil pipeline

The Hindu  

Workers of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited on Saturday plugged the leak of crude oil from a crack in the underwater pipeline that resulted in an oil spill a few kilometres off the Nagapattinam coast. The leak occurred in the nine-km long pipeline used to carry crude from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ’s Narimanam oil wells to the CPCL’s, …

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