What is nosdcp ?

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NOS-DCP is national oil spill disaster contingency plan , made by indian govt, under dg indian coast guard. its latest edition is 2008 and updated. india has ratified oprc conv. and in line to follow it has developed NOS-DCP in collabaration with Bangladesh,srilanka,maldives and pakistan, so as to have regional coordination in case of oil spills. NOS-DCP has made 3 tiers programme in which 1st tier is- control of oil spill by individual port authority or oil facility in case of oil spill of 700t - 2nd tier is polling of govt and private owned resources in case of oil spill at local level more than 700 t and 3rd tier is coordination between regional members to respond in case of major oil spill around the region thru SACEP ie SOUTH ASIA COOPERATIVE ENVIRONOMENT PROGRAMME