Coimbatore: City activist on Saturday said Memo traders had violated the VellaLore Bund channel and polluted the water by disposing of waste into it.
They say traders use bund canals to stock material from their customers and separate them.
Rushed from the Noyyal River in Athupalam, the canal was 6.5 km long and peaked at Vellalore Lake.r Manikandan, Kovai Kovai Coordinator Kovai Kovai Pathukapppu Amaippu, said that while the Ministry of Public Works (PWD) recently expelled one of the encroachments based on their petition, there There are still a lot of such deprivation polluting the lake.
He said the gap had accumulated in the canal for a period of time and desilting was not easy to do because there was an electric pole close to the bund canal and low hanging electrical cable.
“Because of this, water flows to the lake, which should be fully filled with now, affected.” Other activists say it is the responsibility of PWD to take care of the canal well.
“PWD must join hands with City Corporation, which can impose fine on shrimp, for common causes.” When contacted, a PWD official said all encroachment would be expelled immediately.
“Electric poles and low hanging wire problems will be taken to the notification of the relevant authority too.”