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Residents protest over environmental pollution

Comments(5) Sub Category:Awareness,Chennai Posted On: Jul 04, 2012

Dust that flies in from the stone-crushing units in the area is the major problem faced by the residents of Sankar Nagar in suburban Pammal which is a town in the neighbourhood of Chennai.

There are 53 stone-crushing units in the Sankarnagar, polluting the homes, streets and shops situated in the area. Exposure to such pollution, for long period, can lead people to serious respiratory problems.

They are located within 100 metres of the residential areas which is a violation of Development Control Regulations under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act that bans any such activity within 500 metres of residential areas.

The residents, who were tired of lodging complaints as the authorities did not respond to them, on Sunday, staged a human chain on Gandhi Main Road to highlight their trouble.

Pollutants from the units have even spread to neighbouring areas like Thiruneer Malai, Nagalkeni and Anakaputhur.

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Source: The Times of India

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