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- The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board identified 37 groundwater sources in 25 villages near the Perundurai industrial estate as unfit for human consumption.
- Local residents and farmers have reported pollution since approximately 2005, citing the discharge of untreated effluent from textile and tannery operations.
- The state government has commissioned a ₹136.76-crore Common Effluent Treatment Plant to treat contaminated seepage water.
- Long-term restoration of the affected groundwater and local waterbodies remains a significant challenge.
What to watch next
- Effectiveness of the newly under-construction Common Effluent Treatment Plant
- Public release of the scientific findings from the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute study
- Integration of 26 local waterbodies into the second phase of the Athikadavu–Avinashi water supply scheme
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Named India · Erode · Perundurai · SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre · Tamil Nadu · CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute · Perundurai SIPCOT Affected People’s Welfare Association · S. Chinnasamy · S. Kandasamy · Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board · Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
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