Ensure water bodies are not used as dumping yards, Panneerselvam tells Stalin
The Hindu
The AIADMK coordinator, in a statement, referred to reports in sections of the press that the Porur and Mudichur lakes were full of garbage and other forms of waste, dumped clandestinely
AIADMK coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, on Friday urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to give instructions to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to ensure that garbage, plastic products and medical waste are not dumped in water bodies and hospitals be asked to separate medical waste from other waste, before disposal. In a statement, he referred to reports in sections of the press that the Porur and Mudichur lakes were full of garbage and other forms of waste, dumped clandestinely. When the dumped materials were set on fire, they caused enormous discomfort to residents in and around the water bodies, apart from their impact on groundwater. A team of officials was said to have inspected Porur lake.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.