TNAU denies discharging effluents, PCB to detect nature of pollution

COIMBATORE: Officials from Pollution Control Board and TNAU took samples of sewage water and soil from the open canal at Gokulam Colony at PN Pudur in the city on Saturday to detect the nature of the pollution and the origin of the stench that caused panic in the area on Friday.

They are yet to ascertain the origin of chemical pollution. "We have taken sewage water and soil samples from the canal. It will be tested at our laboratory and the result will be known in four days. There are no chemical-related factories and we are trying to understand the nature of pollution," said K Ravichandran, district environmental engineer, TNPCB, Coimbatore. He added that some unidentified persons might have dumped chemicals in the canal in Gokulam Colony area.

TNAU officials denied the allegations that effluents were released from the varsity campus. "There is no possibility of the effluents coming from the varsity," said K Ramasamy, vice-chancellor, TNAU. At the same time, they have taken the samples of water and soil from the place. The results of the test will be released in a few days, he added.

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