The
entire process of scrapping should take between 8 and 10 months.
After the Supreme Court
rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to convert de-commissioned warship
INS Vikrant into a museum earlier this month, scrapping work of the vessel is slated
to begin early September.
The vessel’s owner,
Mumbai based I. B. Commercial Pvt. Ltd. is required only to complete
formalities to begin to turn the vessel to scrap.
After a lengthy court
battle, the SC rejected the PIL filed by Mumbai resident Kiran Paigankar on
August 14, clearing the decks for work to begin.
“We are required to
obtain clearances from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the Mumbai
Port Trust before beginning the scrapping. We should be able to obtain these
clearances in the first week of September 6.
“In the meanwhile, we
are clearing all loose-fitting components of the vessel and preparing it for
scrapping,” said Abdul.
Paigankar is now
considering filing a curative petition in the Supreme Court as his last resort.
“In most cases, however, curative petitions are dismissed. But we want to
remain hopeful,” said Shekhar Jagtap, Paigankar’s lawyer.
Vikrant is currently
berthed at the Darukhana ship-breaking yard. “The entire process of scrapping
should take between 8 and 10 months,”Zaka said.
Source:
Indian express. 29 August 2014
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