The discharge of untreated effluent water from a few sago factories in the surplus channel of Panamarathupatti Lake, a major water spread in the district and the main supplier of drinking water to Salem city once, is causing a serious concern to environmentalists.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/discharge-untreated-effluent-water-continues
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-dispersal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salem-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/common-effluent-treatment-plant-cetp