Tamirabharani conservation: Tirunelveli Collector reviews steps taken so far
Tirunelveli District Collector Anand Mohan has ordered strict measures to prevent pollution in the Tamirabharani river, including the removal of illegal structures and the prohibition of dumping waste. Local bodies are tasked with increasing fines for violators and improving infrastructure for waste management and sanitation.
Why it matters
The initiative highlights the ongoing struggle to balance religious practices with environmental conservation in India's major water bodies.
District Collector Anand Mohan chaired a meeting at Vickramasingapuram municipality on Tuesday to review the steps taken by the urban civic body, where the Tamirabharani touches down the plains after descending from the Western Ghats, to check the flow of sewage into the river and the discarding of old clothes by the devotees after bathing in the river.
After participating in the inauguration of the drinking water scheme meant for the Vickramasingapuram municipality on Tuesday, the Collector convened the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Mr. Anand Mohan made it clear that all directions of the Court pertaining to conservation of Tamirabharani should be implemented. After identifying the encroachments made along the watercourse, sustained drives should be initiated by the local bodies concerned to remove the permanent and temporary illegal structures.
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