Consider the following statements about Red Tide: 

1.      Recently, a committee appointed by NGT to inspected the Kuruchikuppam drain and beach to analyse the cause behind the phenomenon of red tide in Goa. 

2.  It is a common term used for a harmful algal bloom. 

3.    The name “red tide” comes from the overgrowth of algae that cause the color of the water to turn red. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Solution

Recently, a three-member committee appointed by the principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) inspected the Kuruchikuppam drain and beach to analyse the cause behind the recent phenomenon of red tide in Puducherry.  It is a common term used for a harmful algal bloom.  Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae—plant-like organisms that live in the sea and freshwater—grow out of control.  The name “red tide” comes from the fact that overgrowth of algae can cause the color of the water to turn red.