Chennai oil spill: Tamil Nadu government wakes up after 5 days

Following the collision of two ships MT Dawn Kancheepuram and MT Maple, a disastrous amount of oil spilled into the sea. Initially, the Kamarajar Port officials declined of any such accidents but the accident couldn't be kept in the dark as the spilled heavy furnace oil landed on the seashore of Ennore and all up to Thiruvanmiyur beach polluting a coastal line of 24 km.

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department Minister Jayakumar said that about 60 tonnes of sludge has been collected by volunteers from the affected coastal zone.