Farmer alleges untreated sewage entering Kalingarayan Canal
A farmers' association leader has alleged that the Erode Corporation is discharging untreated sewage into the Kalingarayan Canal. Pollution control officials have inspected the site, and farmers are threatening protests if the issue is not resolved.
Why it matters
This highlights local environmental concerns regarding water pollution and the impact of municipal waste management on agricultural irrigation.
A farmer has alleged that untreated water from the Erode Corporation’s sewage treatment plant at Konavaikal was being discharged into a drain that eventually joins the Kalingarayan Canal.
P.K. Sethuraja, president of the Kalingarayan Farmers and Workers Welfare Association, made the allegation after officials of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board inspected the drain and the canal on Thursday (August 27, 2026). Mr. Sethuraja alleged that the Corporation had failed to treat the water properly and was allowing untreated water to flow into the drain leading to the canal. He had earlier warned that he would demolish structures facilitating the discharge of untreated water into the canal.
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