Villagers oppose establishment of sewage treatment plant near Arcot

Residents of Pindithangal village in Ranipet district have been up against the establishment of a sewage treatment plant by the neighbouring Kalavai town panchayat in their village.

They are worried that the groundwater table will be contaminated in Pindithangal and the nearby farming villages, where farmers depend on borewells and waterbodies for irrigation ...