The detention of a lorry carrying untreated effluents from a textile processing unit in Perundurai on Sunday has once again brought to light the lack of effective mechanism in the district to prevent the processing units from dumping their waste in the water sources.

In the preliminary inquiry, it was revealed that the vehicle was used to transport toxic effluents and dump them in the Cauvery River and other water sources.
It was said that many units in Perundurai and other parts of the district were continuing the practice of transporting the untreated effluents in tankers and discharging them in the water sources.