The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of the threat posed by plastic waste to the marine enviroment off Kerala coast.
The NGT has taken suo motu cognisance of the problem and issued a notice to the Environment Department, Government of Kerala, on the basis of a report published by The Hindu (‘Study finds disturbing evidence of marine plastic pollution off Kerala coast’) on June 7 (online edition) this year.
The report was based on the findings of an ongoing study by the European Union-supported Project Ecomarine in the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Researchers had found alarming evidence of plastic dumps in the ocean beyond 40 metre-depth off the coast.
