Supreme Court judgement compares tannery pollution in Palar river to an ‘ecocide’

Written By Sparrow Park

“The Supreme Court on Thursday compared the irreversible damage caused by the discharge of untreated effluents from tanneries in Vellore into the Palar river… to an ‘ecocide’.”

Krishnadas Rajagopal for The Hindu, 30/02/25

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