In accordance with the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP), the Coast Guard District HQs Number 1, Porbandar conducted the district level Pollution Response Workshop and Mock Drill - 2021 from 09 February to 10 February 2021 at Porbandar. The workshop was inaugurated by DIG SK Verghese, Commander, District HQs Number 1 (Gujarat). The event was attended by the Deputy Commissioner (Customs), Porbandar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jamnagar, Port Officers from Gujarat Maritime Board and other non-major ports, officials from Petrochemical industries, and other stakeholders. It was conducted to revalidate the response mechanism for oil pollution incidents and enable the Indian Coast Guard to fine-tune the Regional and National Oi

Author-Shlok Talati