Coimbatore: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accuse City Corporation to reduce the area of ​​the spread of lake water on behalf of City City work.
They demanded the company to take the steps needed to increase the water spread area, instead of creating a recreational room along the waterbodies.Ngos such as Kovai Kovai KilangaAppu Amaipu, Sirshuli, Coimbatore’s residents’ consciousness association, Cube, Arlorman and Osai have submitted a petition to the Minister MK Stalin and other officials in this case on Saturday.
Having City City projects was being carried out at the Green City Lakes, the petition said the Civic’s body was developing infrastructure along them for around 19.03 km by reducing the area of ​​water spread with at least 20 hectares.
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The apparel with Toi, Manikandan, manages the Guardian Amaza, Kovai Kovai Kusulatal Padukapu Amaipu, “The Corporation has expelled houses throughout the Valankulam Roundabout, Muthanankulamp and selvampati based on court orders and took around 39.14 hectares.
If the civil body works To increase the water spread area on this lake, we will save around 38 crore liters of water.
But instead of restoring waterbodies, corporations re-penetrate them by creating other infrastructure.
“The petition said the corporation had not deepened the tank krishnampati to increase its capacity, which should be The main objective of each tank restoration project.
“Waste water continues to flow into the tank and the water quality is bad.
The growth of Typha Angustata in the tank has not been removed.” In the case of the Selvachinthamani tank, the petition said, the corporation ideally made an effort to plug in waste inlet, but the same thing was not done.
“The Bund tank has widened unnecessarily, reducing its storage capacity.
Likewise, the water storage capacity of all other tanks has also been reduced by the corporation on the smart name City work.”