The Government has taken a number of steps to ensure environmental
protection due to any damage caused by shipbreaking in the country, which include:
Ship recycling activity in India is regulated as per the directions of
Supreme Court given in Writ Petition (Civil) No.657 of 1995. Verification of
hazardous materials/wastes on board the ship, by way of inspection of ship, is
done at anchoring stage by State Maritime Board, State Pollution Control Board
and the Customs Department. Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO)
for petroleum tankers/chemicals tankers and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for
war ships, atomic nuclear powered vessels, naval vessels, etc., grant necessary
permissions after inspection at anchorage.
The State Maritime Boards issue beaching permission as per the laid down
procedure. The following certification/clearances are required prior to issue
of breaking permissions for any ship by the State Maritime Board:
(a) Gas free certificate being issued by the Inspector of Explosives.
(b) Decontamination Certificate from State Pollution Control Board.
(c) License issued by Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, State
Government.
In May, 2009, IMO has adopted the Hong Kong International Convention on
Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The Government of India has
not yet ratified the Convention.
The above information was given by the Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Environment and Forests, Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan to the
Parliament.
Source: 7 December 2012
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