Villagers oppose setting up of sewage treatment plant at Peace Committee meeting held in Vaniyambadi

The Peace Committee meeting organised by the Vaniyambadi municipality on Tuesday, to set up new a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), failed as residents of Valayambattu village stood firmly against the proposal. They feared the plant would cause pollution of ground water in surrounding farming villages and the Palar River.

Municipal officials said the new plant would be coming up on a two-acre plot in Valayambattu village, three km from Vaniyambadi town. “The municipality has inspected more than 20 sites for the new facility before finalising the plot in the village (Valayambattu). The proposed site is located downstream of the river and the flow of wastewater from the town will be easier,” said a municipal official.