Indian Coast Guard and Haldia Dock Complex hold marine pollution response workshop
The Indian Coast Guard and Haldia Dock Complex held a two-day Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop at Haldia on 21â22 May 2025 to strengthen oil spill readiness along the West Bengal coast.
Summary
A two-day Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop was hosted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) at Haldia on 21â22 May 2025. It aimed to improve preparedness, coordination and rapid response among stakeholders managing oil spill incidents along the West Bengal coast. Inaugurated by the ICG Commander (West Bengal), it included expert presentations at the Coast Guard Pollution Response Cell and a practical demonstration of pollution response equipment at HDC. Participants included Kolkata Port, IOCL Haldia Refinery, Haldia Petrochemicals, BPCL, HPCL and Reliance Haldia Terminals.
Key facts
- Dates and place
- 21â22 May 2025, Haldia, West Bengal
- Organisers
- Indian Coast Guard with Haldia Dock Complex
- Focus
- Oil spill preparedness along the West Bengal coast
- Inaugurated by
- ICG Commander (West Bengal)
- Participants
- Kolkata Port, IOCL Haldia Refinery, Haldia Petrochemicals, BPCL, HPCL, Reliance Haldia Terminals
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Indian Coast Guard held a Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop at Haldia on 21â22 May 2025 in collaboration with:
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Correct answer: A â Haldia Dock Complex
The workshop was hosted by ICG in collaboration with the Haldia Dock Complex.
Consider the following statements about the ICG workshop at Haldia in May 2025: 1. It focused on oil spill response along the Odisha coast. 2. It included a practical demonstration of pollution response equipment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: it focused on the West Bengal coast. Statement 2 is correct; the demonstration was held at HDC.