The Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters No 7 Odisha under aegis of Coast Guard Region (North East), conducted a Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise (Re-PREX-24) from 12th to 14th November 2024 at Paradip.
The exercise aimed to enhance preparedness and co-ordination among various stakeholders in responding to oil spills and other marine pollution incidents. Key participants of regional level stake holder organisation such as Paradip Port Authority, Dharma Port, Gopalpur Port, BPCL, HPCL, IOCL and Odisha State Pollution Control Board participated in the exercise.
The three days exercise included a series of activities such as professional presentations, discussions and mock drill onboard Indian Coast Guard Ship at sea off Paradip. This elaborate scenario based exercise provided valuable insight and effective response strategy for addressing oil spill along the sensitive coasts.
Indian Coast Guard takes lead role in Pollution Response PAN India and conducts training and real-time scenario based exercises for all stake holders with its benign commitment to safeguard marine environment and in ensuring the resilience of coastal communities.
