Summary:
more-inIn a suspected case of contamination caused by illegal releasing of sewage, large number of fish were found dead in Sulur lake in Coimbatore on Saturday. With dead fish floated in water, fishermen removed them from the lake to avoid further contamination caused by the ones that started to decay. Unlike several other lakes in Coimbatore, a cooperative society of fishermen are given the right for fishing in Sulur lake. According to fishermen, around five tonnes of fish was found washed up on the banks of the lake. According to sources in Sulur, fishermen depending on the lake has been complaining of water contamination caused by illegal release of sewage, toilet waste and poisonous substance into the waterbody..