Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oil-Spill-Clean-Up-off-the-Coast-of-Ennore-in-Tamil-Nadu-27MZIFJJA81NZ.htmlConceptually similarChildren from Ennore Corporation School in Tamil NaduGP0STQLH0Completed★★★★★★Children from Ennore Corporation School in Tamil NaduGP0STQLH3Completed★★★★Children from Ennore Corporation School in Tamil NaduGP0STQLH4Completed★★★★★★Children from Ennore Corporation School in Tamil NaduGP0STQLH7Completed★★★★North Chennai Thermal Power Station in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGZCompleted★★★★Super Thermal Power Plant Construction in Tamil NaduGP0STQLH9Completed★★★★Banks of River Kosasthalaiyar in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGNCompleted★★★★Water Contamination in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGVCompleted★★★★Clean Water Sump at Thermal Power Station in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLGLOil Spill Clean Up off the Coast of Ennore in Tamil NaduTwo petroleum vessels collided near the Ennore port on 28th of January, 2017. It is known that approximated 32,813 tonnes of oil was spilled into the coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal. The clean up operation continues. This portion of the coast is also one of the dwindling global nesting sites of the vulnerable Olive Ridley Turtle, which returns annually between January and April to a stretch of North Tamil Nadu beaches to nest.Locations:Asia-India-Tamil NaduDate:11 Mar, 2017Credit:© Sajan Ponappa / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Beaches-Cleaning-Climate (campaign title)-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Marine pollution-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Outdoors-People-Pollution-Toxics (campaign title)-Water pollutionShoot:Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in Tamil NaduIn 2016, severe air pollution has disrupted everyday life in India, especially during the winter season. In 2015, air pollution (PM2.5) levels increased in a rapid manner surpassing even China’s extremes. The states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra especially, have seen pollution increase drastically. However, the country is yet to come to the full understanding that air pollution is a national problem and to win the fight against it, we need to act as a country and across city or even regional boundaries.These images have been shot around Thermal Power Stations in the state of Tamil Nadu, in the south of India.
