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Why is there a refusal to notify Pallikaranai marshland Anbumani questions
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News18•13-10-2026, 15:33
Why is there a refusal to notify Pallikaranai marshland Anbumani questions
- •PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has questioned why the Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority reduced the zone of influence of the Pallikaranai marshland from 8,397 acres to 316 acres.
- •He accused the Wetlands Authority of working to protect the business interests of private construction companies rather than safeguarding the environment.
- •He demanded that the boundaries of all 26,883 marshlands in Tamil Nadu, including Pallikaranai, must be scientifically surveyed and notified as per Supreme Court orders.
- •He also urged the government to immediately halt and remove ongoing constructions and encroachments in the Pallikaranai marshland area.
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The Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority informed the Madras High Court that it decided to reduce the zone of influence around the Pallikaranai marshland from 8,397 acres down to 316 acres.
Anbumani Ramadoss criticized the Authority for acting rapidly to reduce the zone of influence to protect private construction companies' business interests while failing to implement court orders to measure and notify marshland boundaries.
The Pallikaranai marshland previously extended over 15,000 acres from Adyar to Buckingham Canal and Guindy to Siruseri, but it has now shrunk to 1,725 acres due to continuous encroachments.
