Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 -- Kerala government held a meeting with the representatives of the owners of the sunken container vessel MSC ELSA3 and the Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Club and agreed to the settlement of claims in accordance with applicable laws.
The clean-up of plastic nurdles washed ashore on the Trivandrum and Kanyakumari coastlines is progressing in coordination with MERC, district authorities, and the State Disaster Management Authorities.
A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been issued by the state government for the systematic deployment of trained volunteers from NGOs and civil defence, and its implementation began on 8 June.
The underwater salvage operation of the sunken container vessel MSC ELSA 3 commenced...