Book on plastic pellet pollution response guidelines released in Kerala
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Revenue Minister K. Rajan on Wednesday released a book on guidelines for responding to plastic pellet pollution prepared by the State Disaster Management Authority. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal was present.
The State Disaster Management Authority has prepared the book based on an existing work by the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF), which was adapted considering the situation in Kerala in the context of the sinking of Liberia-flagged MSC Elsa 3 off the Alappuzha coast, which led to the accumulation of plastic pellets on the State's coastline. The book covers various aspects including the collection and disposal of plastic pellets as well as methods used in other countries to handle such situations.
Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak, State Disaster Management Authority Member Secretary Sekhar L. Kuriakose, Member Joy Elamon, Chief Minister's Scientific Advisor M.C. Dattan, and Science Technology and Environment Council Executive Vice President K.P. Sudheer were present.
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