COIMBATORE: What came as a boon for the heavily polluted Noyyal River in Tirupur district has slowly become a curse for the Cauvery
in neighbouring Erode district. When the Madras HC directed all dyeing
units in the hosiery hub polluting the river to shutdown, many units
shifted base to Erode.
The district co-ordination committee acting against illegal dyeing units
swung into action and over 123 such units have been razed down in the
district so far. Many of these units operated out of farmland, paying
heavy rent to agricultural land owners. Consequently, the district
administration issued a firm warning to farmers, prohibiting them from
renting out their land to illegal units.
Erode district administration is also thinking about initiating legal action against agricultural land owners renting out their premises to illegal dyeing units through its revenue wing. "We have been constantly instructing the landowners not to rent out their land for the running of illegal dyeing units," said Dr VK Shanmugham, district collector, Erode.
Erode district administration is also thinking about initiating legal action against agricultural land owners renting out their premises to illegal dyeing units through its revenue wing. "We have been constantly instructing the landowners not to rent out their land for the running of illegal dyeing units," said Dr VK Shanmugham, district collector, Erode.
