Over the last couple of weeks, several tanker operators have dumped lorry-loads of a ready mix of cement waste on the banks of the river in Thiruneermalai, and this has found it way into the water. After a few days, the dumped waste solidifies and becomes permanent blocks, affecting the river’s course, residents said.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/adyar-river-turns-dump-yard
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-manikandan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/adyar
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cement
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lake-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution