The Kerala government set up a three-member committee to conduct a probe into the leak of about 5,000 litres of furnace oil from state-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd into the sea.
This committee comprises Industries department Principal Secretary, A P M Mohammed Hanish, Malabar Cements Managing Director M Mohamed Ali and KMML Managing Director J ChandraBose
The committee has to make a detailed report after investigation and submit it to the Government within 10 days.
The oil spill at Thiruvananthapuram’s Shanghumughom and Veli shores spread far into the sea. Local fishermen had spotted the leak and alerted the TTP officials. The officials sorted the issue and took help of the locals in clearing the oil. The cleaning process in the beach is still going on. The company’s employees are participating in cleaning up the beach.
