Reportedly the government-owned Kamarajar Port Limited and North chennai Thermal Power station (NCTPS) has come under sharp criticism from the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal for multiple violations of environment norms that have degraded the ecosystem in Ennore. Meanwhile the bench has further invoked the ‘polluter pays’ principle and ordered the Port to pay Rs 8.34 lakh to the tamilnadu pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for ‘environmental compensation’, on Monday.

 

Furthermore additionally, as part of corporate social responsibility, the Port authorities have been ordered to undertake mass planting of mangroves and other plants specific to that region (33% of their total area). Further all other port activities in the ennore region, too, will now be monitored and a detailed environmental management plan has to be carried out for handling dredged material and get the approval of TNPCB before disposal

 

Moreover the complete survey of the area was carried out by a committee comprising officials from the pollution CONTROL BOARD' target='_blank' title='central pollution control board-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>central pollution control board (CPCB), tamil Nadu pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and IIT-Madras. As per report "The port authority has not adopted any scientific methods to remediate the soil or to restore the soil/mangroves to regional conditions. Though efforts were made to remove the dump falling in the CRZ area, it is observed that it is not fully removed and dredged material is still lying in the CRZ area". 

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