No Cause For Concern From Oil Spill Off Mumbai Coast: Jayanthi

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said the Coast Guard is using oil spill dispersant and spraying the dispersant from helicopters to control the spill.

"There is no cause for concern at this point of time. We are constantly reviewing the situation," the Minister said.

The Ministry said the Coast Guard, being the designated national agency for management of oil spills, has stationed their oil pollution response vessel Samudra Prahari at the site to deal with pollution arising from the sunken vessel.

"Coast Guard has launched Operation Suraksha 02/11 to prevent damage to the fragile marine environment along Maharashtra coast," the Ministry said. Read the full report here.

Source: Sify News, New Delhi.