Clean Sea 2018

Question 1

What is Clean Seas 2018 ?

Answer 1

It is a REGIONAL level Marine oil pollution response exercise

Question 2

Who conducted this exercise ?

Answer 2

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and not Indian Navy

Question 3

Where was it conducted ?

Answer 3

Port Blair , Andaman and Nicobar islands

Question 4

What is the main objective ?

Answer 4

To ascertain preparedness of IGC , resource agencies in responding to major oil spills in line with provisions of National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP)

Question 5

Which ministry does ICG come under ?

Answer 5

Ministry of Defence

Question 6

What is the responsibility of ICG ?

Answer 6

Marine environment protection in maritime zones of India and a coordinating authority for rsponse to oil spills in Indian waters

Question 7

What is its other major contribution ?

Answer 7

It has drawn up NOS-DCP and has established 3 pollution resource centres at Mumbai , Chennai and Port Blair