Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that the first phase of cleanup of the recent oil spill in Chennai will be over soon. After he surveyed the site on Friday, the minister said the cleanup will be a long process but the first stage will be over in 4-5 days.
The minister also assured that a framework will be developed to deal with similar incidents in the future.
The oil spill, which has crossed at least 20 sqkm into the sea, occurred shortly after Chennai began recovering from the devastating Cyclone Michaung and is now threatening to destroy the eco-sensitive Ennore creek outside Chennai.