RTI findings indicate groundwater contamination, air quality issues around Vellalore dump yard in Coimbatore

An RTI effect from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has indicated groundwater and aerial prime concerns astir Vellalore dump gait successful Coimbatore, based connected surveys and laboratory investigation carried retired successful February 2026.

The reply, issued connected March 18, 2026, to K.S. Mohan of the Kurichi-Vellalore Pollution Prevention Action Committee, pertains to samples collected connected February 12 and 13 and analysed astatine the Advanced Environmental Laboratory, Coimbatore.