Carcasses of 30 baleen whales washed ashore near Tiruchendur beach

Carcasses of 30 baleen whales were found washed ashore near the Tiruchendur beach in this district early Tuesday while 250 of the same species have been stranded in shallow waters, officials said.

Efforts are on to push the stranded sea mammals into deep waters. (Express Photo)

People look at one among the dozens of whales that have washed ashore on the Bay of Bengal coast's Manapad beach in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu state, India, Tuesday, Jauary.12. The top government official in the southeastern port town of Tuticorin said the short-finned pilot whales began washing up on beaches Monday evening. (Source: AP)

Efforts are on to push the stranded sea mammals into deep waters even as a team of top officials of the fisheries department have rushed to the spot to conduct a probe.

One among the dozens of whales that have washed ashore on the Bay of Bengal coast at the Manapad beach in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu state, India, Tuesday, January 12. (Source: AP)

More than 80 whales have washed ashore on India's southern coast. (Source: AP)

People stand near two among the dozens of whales that have washed ashore on the Bay of Bengal coast's Manapad beach in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu state. (Source: AP)

Indian wildlife officials measure one among the dozens of whales that have washed ashore on the Bay of Bengal coast's Manapad beach in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu state, India,Tuesday, January 12. (Source: AP)

“There could be many reasons…navy sonars could have caused it…or pollution…the reason is not immediately known and we don’t want to speculate,” Assistant Director of Tuticorin fisheries department, Amal Xavier, said. (Source: AP)

“We have to study the health of the stranded whales and also the eco-system. The study would require the help of oceanographic experts also,” Velumani said.