Navy assists to stop Ingiriya fuel spill
 

Naval personnel attached to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard provided swift assistance to prevent the fuel spill caused by a fuel bowser belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, which had capsized at Madala in Ingiriya yesterday (01 September 2017).

Timely measures were implemented to block the drain which had led the spilled fuel to seep into the Kalu Ganga, contaminating the river waters. Despite the prevailing inclement weather, efforts were made to remove the spilled fuel from the river. Round-the-clock clean-up operations were carried out by a team of SLCG personnel comprising two officers and 28 sailors to arrest further water contamination.