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However, environmental organisations have claimed that the fear has been manufactured by the sand mafia with ulterior motives. The Iruvanji Samrakshana Samiti claims that the algae scare is a tactic used by the sand mafia to force the authorities to open the shutters of the regulator. “With such high water levels, it is difficult for sand miners to excavate sand from the rivers. Migrant labourers and others have been using the river despite the scare and no untoward incidents have been reported, adds Mr.
Mohammed. It was in early march that the blue-green algae was detected in some parts of the Chaliyar and the Iruvazhinji..