Resolve Periyar pollution permanently, NGT to State govt
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NGT raps State for failure to comply with directives
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CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed various government bodies of Tamil Nadu to file a report on action taken over the violation of biomedical waste disposal norms.
Taking cognisance of a report in
The New Indian Express titled
Biomedical waste dumped near Chennai s Thiruneermalai Lake not removed even after a week, the NGT questioned the government bodies on why no action has been taken despite repeated instances of open dumping and directed them to file a report by March 23.
In the report on January 23, Express had highlighted that Tiruneermalai lake is a rich water resource for the local farmers and due to industrial pollution and the recent bio-medical waste pollution, the water quality was getting degraded. This had affected the local people living there.