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The coordinating committee of the Tamil Nadu Anaithu Aartu Pasana Vivasayigal Sangangal connected Monday (June 15) demanded to prevent the merchandise of effluent into the Thirumanimutharu river.
In a release, coordinating committee president M. Thangaraj said Thirumanimutharu is the main tributary of the Cauvery river. Effluent from dyeing units were allegedly being discharged into the Thirumanimutharu. Consequently, parcels of farming onshore successful Salem and Namakkal districts, which utilized to yield three harvests a year, had go barren.
Water from workplace wells had besides go unsuitable for irrigation and to beryllium fixed to cattle owing to pollution.
The merchandise mentioned however the polluted Thirumanimutharu flows into the Cauvery stream astatine Nanjai Edayar successful Namakkal district’s Paramathi Velur. Notably, drinking h2o to 22 districts is being supplied from the Cauvery.
In Salem Corporation, effluent straight entered the Thirumanimutharu astatine Erumapalayam and Kondalampatti. “The Chief Minister should instrumentality enactment connected the dyeing units discharging effluent astatine night, support the farmers successful Salem and Namakkal districts and guarantee that prime drinking h2o is supplied to the nationalist successful the 22 districts,” Mr. Thangaraj added.
