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- The Indian Coast Guard (IGC) has conducted the Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Sea - 2018’ at sea off Port Blair.
- The objective of exercise was to ascertain preparedness of IGC, resource agencies and other stakeholders.
- The preparedness in responding to major oil spill will be in line with provisions of National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP).
- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) under the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the marine environment protection in the maritime zones of India.
- It is the coordinating authority for responding to oil spills in the Indian waters.
- It has drawn up NOS-DCP and has established 3 pollution response centres at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair.
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