Projects affecting environment not good for welfare of State, people: CPI (M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) State caput P. Shanmugam said connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) that projects that impact the situation and destruct onshore and h2o resources are not bully for the payment of the State and people.

The State authorities identified 119 acres astatine Jahir Ammapalayam successful Salem Corporation for the improvement of an integrated textile parkland astatine ₹880 crore. As portion of the project, dyeing units are to beryllium operated nether the sanction of Salem Yarn Colouring Park (SYCP) successful the aforesaid spot with a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP). But section villagers person been staging protests opposing the project.

Speaking to reporters aft visiting the tract and interacting with the residents, Mr. Shanmugam said that the State authorities constituted a committee to springiness its suggestions for implementation of assorted schemes and mounting up a yarn colouring parkland has created fearfulness among the section residents and farmers. He added that the backstage institution has said that 20 lakh litres of h2o are required each time for the units that volition travel up successful the park. “While determination is nary stream oregon h2o assemblage successful the locality, however is it imaginable to get the predicted quantity without utilising groundwater?” He besides alleged that determination is nary due reply from authorities officials for specified questions.

“Implementing a task against people's wishes volition not bring a bully sanction to the State government. The authorities and territory medication should halt this task instantly and travel guardant to allay the fears of the people,” Mr. Shanmugam added.

Stating that radical bash not person religion successful the assertion that effluent h2o volition not beryllium released into the ground, helium noted that successful the past, the zero liquid discharge of effluent did not relation properly. Therefore, the authorities should see dropping the task and an alternate spot should beryllium identified, helium said.