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Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) person Anbumani Ramadoss connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025) accused the DMK authorities of permitting large-scale encroachments successful Chennai’s Pallikaranai marshland implicit the past six decades, starring to the nonaccomplishment of astir 10,000 acres of the ecologically important wetland.
As portion of his 100-day padayatra titled, ‘To reclaim the rights of Tamil people,’ helium visited Omalur and inspected the Sarabanga river.
Addressing the media, Dr. Anbumani said the marshland, which dispersed implicit 12,500 acres earlier 1967, had shrunk to 2,500 acres owed to “unchecked encroachments and operation activities” nether successive DMK regimes. He criticised the State for failing to notify wetlands nether the 2017 Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules. “Tamil Nadu has 26,800 wetlands implicit 5 acres, but not 1 has been notified. The Supreme Court ordered bound marking wrong 3 months successful December 2024, but thing has been done,” helium said.
Dismissing the government’s assertion that lone 698 hectares were marshland and the rest, patta land, helium asked, “How tin marshland go patta land?” and alleged “scientific corruption,” demanding that those liable beryllium punished.
Corruption charges
He said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued a 250-page announcement to the State constabulary connected alleged irregularities successful appointments successful the agrarian h2o proviso department, accusing the authorities of bypassing TNPSC recruitment by amending a 2021 Government Order successful 2023 to alteration nonstop appointments. “This is simply a wide misuse of power. Corruption is not confined to 1 department; it is widespread,” helium charged.
Calling for a ₹5,000-crore broad h2o project, the person urged the authorities to utilise surplus h2o from Mettur to interlink the Sarabanga, Thirumanimutharu, and Vasishta rivers to recharge section waterbodies. “The Salem Corporation needs lone 1 TMC of h2o annually. The 4 TMC of Sarabanga h2o present flowing discarded into the Cauvery should beryllium harnessed to extremity Salem’s h2o scarcity,” helium said.
