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Chennai oil spill: As cleaning proceeds without plan, concerns raised on removal of ships, operational costs

While the damage to the environment due to the oil spill near Kamarajar port in Chennai is a concern, an equally pressing issue is how exactly will the Ministry of Shipping proceed with the removal of these vessels and who will foot the massive clean-up bill for these operations.

Chennai oil spill: Sludge-cleaning efforts move at snail's pace as state depts pass buck to each other

With the involvement of a multitude of departments, cleaning the oil spill in Chennai has turned into a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth as they pass buck to each other

Chennai oil spill: Governing agencies trying to hide the problem rather than focussing on solutions

Oil spills have long-term impacts which require long-term monitoring. Given the lack of knowledge and our understanding of near-shore ecosystems, we can only speculate the impacts of an oil spill of such gravity.

Chennai oil spill: Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam visits Ennore to review situation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday visited the oil spill-affected Ennore and took stock of the clean-up operations.

Chennai oil spill: Centre claims 90% of sludge cleaned up, but reports say job only half-done

With the oil spill off the coast here raising concerns, the Centre on Saturday said a total of 65 tonnes of sludge has been removed so far and over 90 percent of the work completed. It also expressed confidence that the cleaning operation will be finished in a couple of days.

IOC to start work on its first LNG terminal by end of 2013

Indian Oil Corp will start work on its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Ennore in the east coast by the end of this year, its chairman said on Tuesday, as it sees a gradual rise in local acceptance of the costly imported fuel.