Union minister of state for Human Resources Development, D.Purandeswari said that environment protection should be made an integral part of marine engineering. Addressing a gathering at a national seminar on ship, offshore and port structures on Monday, she said oil spills were causing severe damage to environment.

Two accidents, which caused oil spills, and the disaster in Japan were the new challenges. She said that in a highly-populated nation like India, infrastructure building would play a key role to stop these oil spills.

Published Date : Tuesday, 29/3/2011 1:38 PM IST