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The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on the ammonia gas leak from Coromandel International Limited in Ennore.
Hearing a suo motu case on the gas leak, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati on Tuesday included the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH), Tamil Nadu Maritime Board, and the Fisheries Department as respondents and also sought a report from DISH.
Location
AKA Kamarajar Port, located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port,
It is the 12th major port of India, and the first port in India which is a public company.
The port was declared as a major port under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 in March 1999 and incorporated as Ennore Port Limited under the Companies Act, 1956 in October 1999.
The Kamarajar Port is the only corporatized major port and is registered as a company.
Today, the landlord port is the dominant port model in larger and medium sized ports.
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