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Delegates from 10 countries Monday

began deliberations on various aspects of marine environment

protection at a workshop organised by the Indian Coast Guard

(ICG) here.

The three-day workshop on marine environment

protection is being attended by delegates from 10 countries,

the ICG said in a release.

The workshop, which will go on till Wednesday, will

also see some practical exercise in deep sea, it said.

The workshop is part of the National Level Pollution

Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-VII) which was inaugurated by ICG

Director General Rajendra Singh, the release said.

The objective of the exercise is to validate

procedures for inter-agency coordination and preparedness of

the ICG which holds the largest stockpile and capabilities in

South East Asia for marine oil spill response, resource

agencies and other stakeholders in responding to a major oil

spill in Indian waters, it said.

The seminar consists of presentations by delegates

from representatives of coast guards of Bangladesh, Japan,

South Korea, Sri Lanka besides ICG, India's DG Shipping and

ONGC, the release said.

In addition, observers from coast guards, maritime

agencies, navies and border force of countries like the US,

Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Tanzania, Seychelles, Nigeria,

Mozambique, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya, Indonesia and

Cambodia, among others, are participating in the exercise.

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