KPL commences mega project without clearances, allege activists

Chennai | Friday | 21st June, 2019

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P Raveendran, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, KPL told Express that the ongoing works in the area have nothing to do with CEU project. We are not going to construct any railway platform and holding yard in the reclaimed area,” the official said. “Chennai is currently drawing more than 100 MLD of water from the well fields in AK basin. Janakarajan, a water resource expert, said flood plains that are unique to Ennore Creek retain water, protecting mainland groundwater resources from salinity intrusion. “What I am seeing in Ennore is a murder of a fragile ecosystem.”Leaks continueLeaks from network of fly ash pipelines crisscrossing Ennore Creek continues to threaten its wetlands..