Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Moto based on the news item titled "Sea of toxic foam in Tamil Nadu's Hosur after dam discharges surplus water" appearing in NDTV.com dated December 5, 2024.
River Thenpennai originates in Karnataka and enters Tamil Nadu through the northern side of Bangalore. The matter related to large scale foam in Thenpennai river due to untreated chemical effluents discharged from Kelavarapalli reservoir and residential sewage is also mixed with the water affecting water quality.