The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Residents oppose setting up of sewage treatment plant at Jawadhu Hills in Vellore
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The Hindu Bureau
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Residents of Pennathur village near Vellore are protesting the construction of a new sewage treatment plant. They fear the facility will contaminate local groundwater and irrigation sources essential for their agricultural livelihoods.
Residents of Pennathur village, which comes under Anaicut panchayat union near Vellore Corporation, have been opposing the setting up of a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in the village, fearing ground water pollution in surrounding farming villages.
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