Air, water pollution trouble residents of Suriyampalayam
The Hindu
Stench from the tanneries is unbearable, they say
Suriyampalayam, a town panchayat, was merged with the Erode Corporation during its expansion in 2011.
Major areas in Zone I are Suriyampalayam, Thanneer Pandal Palayam, Vairapalayam, Periya Agraharam, B.P. Agraharam, Nesavalar Colony, Thirunagar Colony, Krishnampalayam, New State Bank Colony and the Wards covered are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, and 26.
There are around 8,200 houses, and 28 educational institutions in the 15 Wards in the zone. Most of the textile processing units and tannery industries of the district are located in the zone. In spite of monitoring by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board officials, discharge of untreated effluents into open drains during night hours continues unabated. The effluents flow into Sunnambu Odai and Pitchaikaran Odai and finally enter River Cauvery.