Govt. to rope in Anna University for study on underground waste at Perungudi dump yard
The Hindu
Anna University to study waste seepage at Perungudi dump yard, amid dispute over land ownership after biomining.
The State government is considering involving Anna University to study the waste that has seeped into the ground at the Perungudi dump yard. This comes amid a tussle over who must own the reclaimed land after biomining.
Greater Chennai Corporation has already roped in the university as the project management consultant for the biomining. They were, therefore, partnered for the study, stated a senior official in the civic body.
S. Kanmani, Professor and Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies at Anna University said that the government plans to conduct a feasibility study on sub-surface biomining at dumpsite. “The State needs to assess the quantity and depth, which may vary according to the area, up to six or eight meters,” she said.
According to her, technical data must be generated from the preliminary stage, as this has not been done before. This study will be undertaken soon.
Other sources at the varsity mentioned that an official letter is yet to arrive from the government and that the study may take at least six months to be completed.
The Greater Chennai Corporation Council approved a resolution in November that dropped the plan for an eco-park that was planned in the reclaimed land in Perungudi dumpyard.
Regional Deputy Commissioner (South) M.P. Amith, at the AVPN South Asia Summit 2024 on Monday, announced that the State is mulling to make the reclaimed land part of the Ramsar site i.e. the adjoining Pallikaranai marshland.
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