Panaji (Goa): MPT has told Goa government that there is no fear of oil spill due to sinking of dry dock belonging to Western India Shipyard Limited.

The fears of oil spill has been looming large near the section of water around Mormugao Port Trust in Vasco town after Western India Shipyard Limited ‘s (WISL) dry dock partially sunk last week.

“In view of recent developments regarding regarding WISL’s oil spill, Parrikar has held an urgent meeting with the officials of MPT,” the chief minister’s office has said in a statement released here.

MPT Chairman has submitted that there is no oil in the WISL dry dock but about 100 litres of diesel is present in the generator and WISL will remove the same by May 23, 2017, the statement reads.

MPT chairman has assured the chief minister that all precautions are being taken to ensure that there is no oil spill, the CMO has said.

The dry dock had partially sunk on May 17 following which MPT had put the booms to control any possible oil spill. The MPT had also filed police complaint against WISL accusing them of negligence due to which the dry dock partially ran aground.

Team TNV