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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the State to record a broad study to a nationalist involvement litigation petition that sought a absorption to the authorities to reconstruct Kiruthumal river.
A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and B. Pugalendhi were proceeding the petition filed by advocator R. Manibharathi of Madurai.
The petitioner said Kiruthumal stream flows for astir a region of 74 km done Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram districts.
He said the stream successful Madurai metropolis has shrunk owed to deficiency of due attraction and it has been turned into a dump yard, starring to contamination and mosquito menace. Kiruthumal river, erstwhile worshipped, is present neglected and successful a deplorable state, helium complained.
He urged the authorities acrophobic to instrumentality contiguous steps to revive the stream by removing encroachments, forestall discharge of sewage and dumping of garbage and guarantee that Kiruthumal stream receives h2o done Vaigai stream and its capable channels.
He sought a absorption to the authorities to transportation retired a integer survey of the stream by utilizing Differential Global Positioning System to representation the stream and region encroachments, forestall discharge of sewage and dumping of garbage into the stream connected a warfare footing and guarantee that capable h2o was released from Vaigai stream to Kiruthumal river.
He besides sought a absorption to the authorities to survey the stream which flows from Madurai territory to Ramanathapuram district. He said helium had made a elaborate practice to the authorities. However, enactment was yet to beryllium taken, helium said. The tribunal posted the substance for proceeding connected October 16.
