CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has imposed a Rs 73.68 crore penalty on Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) for an oil spill in Ennore during Cyclone Michaung in December 2023. The fine was calculated based on environmental and socio-economic damages using a cost assessment model developed by a Vietnamese institute. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which took suo motu cognizance of the incident, requested an additional report from TNPCB for the next hearing in January 2024 after parties contested the penalty.
In addition to the penalty, the Tamil Nadu government had previously announced an Rs 8.68 crore relief package for those impacted by the spill. This included Rs 12,500 compensation for each of 9,000 affected families and Rs 10,000 to repair 780 fishing boats damaged by the incident.
The NGT bench, consisting of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapat, is currently overseeing the case and assessing the environmental impact of the oil spill, which affected marine life, local fishing communities, and coastal ecosystems. Further developments are expected at the next hearing in January 2024 when the TNPCB submits the additional report requested by the tribunal.
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