Chennai Authorities Explore Solutions for Oil Spill Cleanup in Ennore

Officials from the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) are in discussions with the Water Resources Department (WRD) to transport dredged soil to areas affected by the oil spill in Ennore. The Ennore estuary underwent dredging in April 2023, with the dredged soil initially deposited near the estuary. The GCC, TNPCB, TNFDC, and Chennai Enviro Solutions, a private agency managing solid waste, collaborated on a cleanup effort.

So far, 160 tonnes of solid waste linked to the oil spill has been cleared along Buckingham Canal, with an additional 120 tonnes removed from interior Ennore. The oil spill resulted from floodwaters mixing with oil after Cyclone Michaung, affecting an estimated area of 20 sq. km.