Oil spill at Sukhna Lake: CPCC pumps out oil; probe ordered

A day after several fish were found dead following an oil spill at the regulatory end of Sukhna Lake, a team from the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) pumped out the oil from the affected area on Friday.

CPCC member secretary Saurabh Kumar, who held a meeting with the concerned departments, said that the exact cause of the spill is still being ascertained. However, preliminary findings suggest the leakage may have originated from a steamer boat operating on the lake.