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- The Kerala High Court has pulled up the Kerala State Pollution Control Board over slow progress in cleaning up the heavily polluted Kuzhikandam creek in Eloor, and directed it to finish the work, including building an effluent treatment plant, by December 31, 2026.
- The court said it was not satisfied with the timeline proposed by the Board, which had earlier set August 2027 as the deadline.
- The creek's sediment has been found to contain hazardous chemicals such as DDT and endosulfan, following a mass fish kill along the Periyar's Eloor-Edayar industrial stretch in May 2024.
- The project faces funding gaps, as part of the National Clean Energy Fund share lapsed and a decision on making polluting industrial units pay for remediation is still pending.
What to watch next
- Whether the PCB completes the remediation and effluent treatment plant by the December 31, 2026 court deadline.
- How the PCB arranges funding, especially the lapsed National Clean Energy Fund share and recovery of dues from polluting industries.
- Any follow-up hearings or further court directions on the Periyar contamination petitions.
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Named India · Eloor · Eloor municipality · Kuzhikandam · Periyar · A.D. Sujil · Kerala High Court · Kerala State Pollution Control Board · Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi · Purushan Eloor · Soumen Sen · Syam Kumar V.M.
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