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The Erode Taluk Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has urged the territory medication to permanently adjacent an lipid concern portion astatine Moolakarai successful Koorapalayam colony and instrumentality the District Coordination Committee (DCC) determination directing the portion to cease operations from July 22, 2025.
In a petition submitted during the play grievances redressal gathering astatine the Collectorate present connected Monday (June 15), the enactment alleged that the unit, which has been functioning since 2004, had been causing air, h2o and ungraded pollution, adversely affecting nationalist health, livestock and agriculture successful the surrounding villages. Residents had raised complaints astir foul odour, aerial contamination and the discharge of wastewater soon aft the portion began operations, it said.
The petition cited findings of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), which reportedly detected precocious levels of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and sulphates successful wastewater samples collected from the unit. Inspections carried retired by the Board successful 2016 had besides recorded respective violations, including the improper functioning of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and deficiencies successful sludge management, it said.
According to the petition, groundwater samples analysed by a NABL-accredited laboratory successful December 2023 were recovered unfit for drinking owed to elevated levels of TDS, sulphates and different contaminants. The enactment further alleged that wastewater from the portion was being discharged into the Perumpallam stream, which yet joins the Cauvery.
Stating that the DCC had earlier ordered the portion to halt accumulation from July 22, 2025, the enactment opposed the hold reportedly granted until March 31, 2027, and sought the contiguous closure of the unit.
