Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
Domestic Sewage Primary Pollutant of Korattur Lake | NGT Mandates 6-Month Cleanup by CMWSSB, PWD & GCC : NGT Southern Zone
The National Green Tribunal Southern Zone has ruled that untreated domestic sewage from unsewered areas is the dominant source of pollution in Korattur Lake, not industrial effluents, and has ordered CMWSSB, PWD, and Greater Chennai Corporation to implement comprehensive sewage interception and treatment systems within six months. This sets a critical precedent for urban lake restoration in India, holding municipal bodies accountable for systemic wastewater mismanagement affecting public health and ecological integrity.