The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary to the Tamil Nadu government, to file a report on the restoration status of the Cooum, Adyar rivers, and Buckingham Canal, in Chennai.
Hearing a case on the waterbodies, the bench, comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati pointed out that the Chennai River Restoration Trust (CRRT) was the body entrusted with coordinating and monitoring the water restoration projects.
The CRRT had informed the NGT that the restoration of Cooum and Adyar rivers was the top priority of the Tamil Nadu government, and various activities, through line departments including the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Water Resources Department (WRD), Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA), Department of Rural Development (DRD) and Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB), are being implemented in this regard.
