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Almost half of Coonoor town dumps waste directly into the Coonoor River
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A local resident dumps household waste into the Coonoor River, near Krishnapuram in Coonoor on May 05, 2021.
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Special arrangement Highlighting the scale of the pollution of the Coonoor River, a survey conducted by the Coonoor Municipality (CMC) has revealed that around 5,000 households and over 100 commercial establishments in the town dump their sewage into the river.
The results of the survey, which were submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in January, reveals that 4,719 households and 113 commercial establishments were found to be pumping their sewage into the river. Official sources believe that there are around 12,000 houses within the town, of which only around 2,000 have installed septic tanks, while the remaining either dump their sewage directly into the river or into drains, which eventually makes its way into the river.