Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in collaboration with the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), hosted a two-day Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday.
The seminar, which was held in Haldia in West Bengal, was aimed at enhancing preparedness, coordination, and rapid response capability among major stakeholders in managing oil spill incidents along the West Bengal coast.
Inaugurated by the ICG Commander (West Bengal) the two-day seminar featured expert presentations by domain specialists from the ICG and HDC at the Coast Guard Pollution Response Cell. A practical demonstration of pollution response equipment was held at the HDC, giving the participants a hands-on understanding of the capabilities of state-of-the-art pollution response systems.
Stakeholders from across the maritime and petrochemical sectors, including Kolkata Port Trust, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Haldia Refinery, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Reliance Haldia Terminals, and others were part of the seminar.