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A 10-member technical response team, consisting of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) personnel specially trained for dealing with oil spill containment measures, has been deployed to Mauritius
According to Zee News, India has sent an IAF aircraft with 30,000 kilograms of specialised equipment along with a response team to Mauritius to help it contain oil spilt by a Japanese ship. The equipment includes Ocean Booms, River Booms, Disc Skimmers, Heli Skimmers, Power packs, Blowers, Salvage barge and oil absorbent pads. The oil absorbent pads are manufactured by India using graphene.
The equipment has been provided by the Indian Coast Guard which is the nodal body under India’s National Oil Spill-Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP).
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