CHENNAI: Adyar River was subjected to more pollution, as a major sewage pipeline break was discovered on Wednesday by a passerby. The pipeline, which runs parallel to the Thiru Vi Ka Bridge and over the Adyar River, has been in this condition for the past two days, but no notice had been taken of it.On Wednesday, K Saravanan, a commuter noticed that the area was smelling worse that before. When he checked, he found a huge break in the pipeline, which was spewing sewage directly into the river.No officials had noticed the breach and effluents have been polluting the already mucky river. He notified the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board officials, who said they would look into it.Saravanan said the construction of the additional bridge to handle traffic over the bridge has affected the pipeline. “I had filed an RTI to find out whether permission had been obtained for the construction of the brid-ge. I found no permission was sought and none of the coastal zone regulations were followed,” he said.Saravanan added that the bridge has further narrowed the mouth of the river causing hardship to the people of his village — Urur Kuppam, a fishing village. “The extra sewage will help mosquitoes breed. Earlier, we used to have malaria outbreaks, and I fear this would happen again,” he said. Villagers have complained to the PWD and the Highways Department regarding this, but to no avail.
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