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Pollution in Buckingham Canal, Tamil Nadu

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance on a news article regarding pollution in the Buckingham Canal , published in newspaper The Times of India on February 19, 2024. NGT directed relevant authorities to submit their response within six weeks to the southern zonal bench in Chennai.

The news article highlighted that the Buckingham Canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu was clogged with plastic waste and sewage flowing in from storm drains. It also revealed that the canal's original depth should be 6 feet (1.83 metres) below sea level, but due ...