T.N. Assembly election 2026: Pollution by closed chromium factory, untreated effluents remain unsolved in Ranipet constituency

More than 30 years aft the closure of the defunct chromium mill of the Tamil Nadu Chromate and Chemicals Limited (TCCL) successful the SIPCOT analyzable adjacent Collectorate bureau successful Ranipet town, the spacious mill and the tonnes of uncleared hexavalent chromium wastes inactive remains a cardinal constituent of treatment among voters successful the Ranipet Assembly constituency.

Established successful 1975, TCCL aimed to supply cardinal earthy worldly requirements for leather tannery units successful Ranipet, Ambur, Pernambut, and Vaniyambadi successful the undivided Vellore district. The mill besides provided jobs for section youth.