Tirupur: A group of farmers belonging to Noyyal River Ayacutdars Protection Association (NRAPA), which moved the Supreme Court to ban discharge of industrial effluents into River Noyyal, collected water samples from the river on Friday.
This was following reports that the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level was remaining high despite the ban that came into effect on January 5. According to PWD sources, the TDS level at Orathupalayam reservoir stood at 5,300 ppm (parts per million) on Friday against the permissible 2,100 ppm.
The Madras High Court had ordered the court registry to collect water samples from Noyyal on October 20 following a contempt petition filed by NRAPA.
The farmers went to collect water samples from three different locations as they fear that the dyeing units could stop the discharge for the few days prior to the arrival of court registry member.
“As a precautionary measure, we collected the water samples in the presence of panchayat presidents and civic body members from the respective locations where it was taken,” NRAPA president A. P. Kandasamy told The Hindu.
These samples, according to him, will be produced before the High Court when the case comes up for hearing again on October 21.
Woes of farmers owing to the high levels of TDS levels in River Noyyal had so far remained an unending tale with them fighting hard to get justice in the matter even after Supreme Court asked the dyeing units to ensure zero discharge.
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