NGT warns of summoning WRD and State coastal authority officials over slow progress in removing invasive mussels from Ennore-Pulicat wetlands
The HinduThe Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has warned that officials from the Water Resources Department and the Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority will be summoned if the progress in removing invasive mussels from Ennore-Pulicat wetlands continues to be slow. Hearing a petition filed by an Ennore resident, the Bench, comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati, in its hearing on February 19, reviewed reports submitted by the Wetland Authority and the WRD and found them to be lacking in crucial details about the mussel removal process. The charru mussels, locally known as kaaka aazhi, were identified as a significant threat to the Ennore Creek’s ecosystem, and authorities have been under pressure to act swiftly as it also obstructed boat movement. The Bench expressed frustration with the slow progress, noting that biological eradication methods, as highlighted by studies from the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, had proven ineffective.
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