Gireesh Chandra Prasad
New Delhi: The petroleum ministry has said that in case of an oil spill in Indian waters, exploration companies operating the off-shore field will be liable to pay unlimited damages to public and private compensation seekers. The production-sharing contract with the company, however, speaks only of restoration of the site as per global best practices.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cos-liable-unlimited-damage-case-spill-indian-waters-oil-ministry
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-exploration
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-petroleum-natural-gas