MSC Elsa 3 shipwreck off Kerala: Union Ministry tells NGT that Tamil Nadu seeks ₹1,041.8-crore compensation for pollution impact

The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has informed the National Green Tribunal that Tamil Nadu has sought compensation for environmental damage and associated losses caused by plastic nurdles along its coast following the sinking of a container ship off the Kerala coast. The Ministry was asked to submit details of States and Union Territories affected by the shipwreck after the tribunal took suo motu cognisance of a report published in The Hindu.