Ahmedabad: Around one lakh litres of diesel spilled off Mundra coast in Kutch district of Gujarat from the oil jetty of a private port on Tuesday, when a consignment of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was being off-loaded from a ship.
"The incident took place when a diesel consignment of HPCL was being transferred from the ship to tanks. The valve of one of the tanks was tightened so much that due to the back pressure, the pipeline ruptured for 3-4 minutes, resulting in a leakage of about one lakh litres," Principal Secretary Forest and Environment SK Nanda said.
"The leakage has been contained. Since the major spill is on the land side and not in the sea directly, it's not a major concern. But, we shall take stock of the situation through our agencies like Gujarat Maritime Board and Gujarat Pollution Control Board," he said.
According to an HPCL spokesperson, a minor leakage has been reported at Mundra port, but it was negligible and has been contained.
However, DGM Marine Operations Mundra Port Capt Nandi denied that any spill.
"A ship Ushma, which arrived from Singapore, is discharging gasoline on account of cargo of HPCL. I can assure you that there hasn't been any spill," Nandi said.
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