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Residents of much than 40 villages successful and astir the integrated textile parkland astatine Jahir Ammapalayam successful Salem territory alleged that the proposed colouring parkland would pollute the groundwater and h2o bodies. But the colouring parkland medication has denied the allegations.
The enactment for an integrated textile parkland astatine a outgo of ₹880 crore successful 119 acres of onshore astatine Jahir Ammapalayam has been ongoing for the past 8 months. A full of 50 dyeing units are to beryllium operated successful the parkland nether the Salem Yarn Colouring Park (SYCP) successful the aforesaid spot on with the communal effluent attraction works (CETP), which volition pollute the groundwater and the h2o bodies. On Thursday (November 6, 2025), radical residing astatine assorted villages adjacent the parkland hoisted achromatic flags successful their houses against the colouring park.
K.V. Suseendra Kumar, advisor of the Salem People Welfare Association, said that successful the sanction of the textile park, yarn colouring parkland works are taking place. Without the consent of the radical surviving successful the locality, this colouring parkland enactment is going on. Over 4,000 acres of farmland and drinking h2o sources would beryllium affected. He added that drinking h2o is being supplied to the Salem Corporation from this locality, which volition impact them arsenic well.
Mr. Kumar said that done the effluents from this colouring park, wellness volition beryllium severely affected. “This yarn colouring comes nether the reddish class of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),” helium alleged. On Friday (November 7, 2025), Ministers volition beryllium present for the inauguration of the administrative gathering of the colouring park. We volition conscionable the Ministers determination and volition request stoppage of works immediately, Mr. Kumar added.
Denying these allegations, the administration of the SYCP, successful a release, claimed that the SYCP is simply a greenery project and provides occupation opportunities for 15,000 people. The task is coming up with world-class technology with a ₹200 crore concern and a capableness of 10 MLD CETP with zero liquid discharge (ZLD). The effluents volition beryllium treated successful the parkland and utilized again.
The medication added that nary borewell volition beryllium dug for this task and 2 MLD h2o from Mankuttai sewage attraction works (STP) volition beryllium utilized and this volition forestall 100% contamination successful Thirumanimutharu. If this task is dropped, 4 to 5 lakh radical successful the textile-related concern volition suffer their jobs. Through SYCP, implicit 50,000 handloom and powerloom weavers would beryllium benefited.
A azygous driblet of effluent h2o would not spell extracurricular the parkland nor to the ground, stream oregon ponds. This task volition beryllium monitored straight by the territory medication and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Salem territory volition beryllium recognised arsenic the archetypal territory with 100% ZLD successful a textile park, the SYCP medication added.
