Residents protest land reclamation in Kallukuttai lake, Pallikaranai Ramsar site, over flood fears
मुख्य बातें
- •Public Works Department (PWD) 25 acres se zyada Kallukuttai lake (Pallikaranai marshland, Ramsar site) mein soil fill kar raha hai, jisse Velachery mein flood risk badh raha hai.
- •Residents aur environmental groups ne reclamation ka protest kiya hai, ye keh kar ki ye ecological protections ko violate kar raha hai aur urban flooding ke risk ko badha raha hai.
- •Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) ne kaha hai ki wo lake ko restore karne ke liye ready hain agar Directorate of Technical Education (jo land ka current owner hai) ki permission milti hai.
- •Disaster management experts aur local welfare associations ne immediate work stop karne ki demand ki hai taaki Velachery ke wards 177 aur 178 mein flooding prevent ho sake.
Chennai ke south mein Velachery ke residents ne Pallikaranai marshland ke andar ek critical waterbody, Kallukuttai lake mein chal rahi land reclamation work par alarm bajaya hai. Ye lake Pallikaranai marshland ka hissa hai, jo internationally significant Ramsar site hai. Public Works Department (PWD) 25 acres se zyada area mein soil fill kar raha hai, jisse surrounding areas, especially wards 177 aur 178 mein flood risk badhne ki concerns hain. Issue ko residents ne Sunday ko social media par highlight kiya aur PWD aur Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) par repeated complaints ke bawajood action delay karne ka accusation lagaya.