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R Sivakumar ByExpress News ServiceRANIPET: 25 years after a factory downed shutters, chromium sludge left behind has caused heavy groundwater contamination. The proprietors had left behind piles of the dangerous sludge and authorities said they were unable to trace them. “The effluents have reached the confluence point of the Palar and Ponnai rivers, just 2km away from TCCL, making the water highly contaminated. Tamil Nadu government has to allocate funds. “The Chief Secretary has written to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking funds for the TCCL sludge disposal..