New Delhi, May 29 -- MSC ELSA 3 sinking The sinking of the Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC ELSA 3, off the Kochi coast in Kerala indicates violation of the Biodiversity Act, 2002; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment Protection Act, 1986, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on May 27, 2025.

The tribunal directed that notice be issued to the Kerala Pollution Control Board; Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee; Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB); Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC); Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Indian Coast Guards and National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS). The NGT directed the respondents to file their reply one...