Plea to prevent discharge of sewage into Kudamurutti river

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the State authorities to record a study successful a nationalist involvement litigation petition that sought a absorption to the authorities to forestall the discharge of sewage and different discarded into Kudamurutti stream successful Tiruchi.

A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and B. Pugalendhi was proceeding the petition filed by N. Shanmugam of Karur district.

The petitioner complained that sewage and different discarded was being discharged into Kudamurutti river. Unplugged drainage, sullage and sewage were being discharged from aggregate residential localities situated connected the banks of the river. Having been neglected by the authorities, Kudamurrutti canal has been a drainage bearer of Tiruchi metropolis for years.

It is the work of Tiruchi Corporation to instrumentality steps to forestall the discharge of sewage into the stream arsenic it posed a superior menace to the people, helium said.

He sought a absorption to initiate due enactment against Tiruchi Corporation for the contamination of Kudamurutti stream and said that Environmental Compensation nether Polluter Pays Principle should beryllium collected and utilised for the restoration of the river.

He sought a absorption to the authorities to forestall the travel of sewage, untreated liquid wastes and drainage into the river, region encroachments made connected the banks of the river, instrumentality due enactment to dainty sewage h2o earlier being discharged into the stream and guarantee that the stream was escaped from pollution.