TWAD report finds groundwater contamination at 136 locations around Perundurai SIPCOT

TWAD report finds groundwater contamination at 136 locations around Perundurai SIPCOT Established in 1991 on 2,700 acre, the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre has faced allegations from farmers and residents for years that effluent from textile-processing units enter the adjoining Nallaa Odai and other waterbodies, contaminating groundwater ERODE Groundwater samples from 136 of the 225 locations tested in 12 village panchayats in Chennimalai and Perundurai blocks around Perundurai SIPCOT showed excessive levels of salts, nitrates, chlorides and fluorides, according to a Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board report, a copy of which has been accessed by The Hindu. The TWAD Board collected the samples in October and November 2025 and also submitted the test reports in the respective months. The findings, however, are yet to be made public.