The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tambaram Municipal Corporation and the Greater Chennai Corporation to take steps to implement the underground drainage scheme in the uncovered areas on a war footing to avoid discharge of untreated sewage into the Putheri Lake.
The Bench directed the Tambaram Municipal Corporation to implement the Solid Waste Management and Liquid Waste Management Rules in an effective manner.
The Chengalpattu district collector, in coordination with the Water Resources Department and the Tambaram Municipal Corporation, has been asked to conduct a survey and fix the boundary of the Putheri Lake. If any encroachment was found in the lake, the authorities should remove them and protect the waterbody.
