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pollution monitoring during the oil spills and also deployment of its
research vessels for this purpose, whenever, necessary.
(d) To organize research on impact of oil pollution marine living
resources through appropriate scientific programmer / projects.
(e) To organize follow-up research works on the ecological effect of
actual oil pollution incidents.
1.27. Department of Environment and Forest.
(a) Determining policy for usage of dispersant in the sea areas of the
territorial waters over which the state exercises jurisdiction.
(b) Mapping of ecologically sensitive areas and biosphere reserve along
the coastal areas of the country.
1.28. Department of Agriculture and Co-Operation.
(a) To arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which oil dispersant
equipment can be mounted if the local action group concern is unable to
mobilize this requirement locally.
(b) Sensitivity mapping of the sea areas within the territorial water of
the state with specific information on fish breeding grounds.
1.29. ONGC/ Oil Platforms in the region.
(a) To assist for chartering of tankers when required by the Regional
Headquarters in consultation with DG Shipping for the oil transshipment
operations.
(b) To make available to the Regional Headquarters concerned antipollution
equipment chemicals as are available with them.
(c) To assist in the storage ashore of oil transshipped from wrecked or
damaged tanker
(d) To assist in the assessment of the value of the oil transshipped.
1.30. Ministry of Food Processing Industries. To direct Fishery Survey
of India arrange for suitable fishing vessels on which oil dispersant equipment
can be mounted if the local action group concerned is unable to mobilize this
requirement locally.
1.31. Director General Shipping.
(a) To assist Coast Guard or monitoring pollution from ships.
(b) To keep the Ministry of Surface Transport apprised of the
development on receipt of information from Coast Guard.