X-press Pearl compensation: Assessment report to be submitted next month

• According to MEPA,the assessment of the environmental damage is yet to be completed

The environmental damage assessment report prepared for the purpose of claiming compensation for damages caused by the X-press Pearl ship disaster will be submitted to the Attorney General before January 15,the Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) said yesterday.  

The MEPA had earlier informed the Cabinet that a case should be filed in a Sri Lankan court to obtain the relevant compensation.  

It was also reported that , President Ranil Wickremesinghe has further discussed the matter during the Cabinet meeting held recently and instructed to file a case before a Singapore Court to obtain compensation for the environmental damage caused by the X-press Pearl ship.  

According to MEPA,the assessment of the environmental damage is yet to be completed.