The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal said the practice of Vanjaleshwara Temple in Karur of illegally digging a channel to draw water from the river during the Mahakumbabhishekam held in 2021 was ‘deprecated’.
The bench made the remarks while passing orders on an application relating to pollution of the Amaravathi river by dyeing units, textiles and other industries and the municipality.
The bench made the remarks after a joint committee constituted by the Tribunal submitted that the temple authorities dug a 850 metre length channel from the river without permission for diverting fresh water to the temple tank. After authorities issued a show cause notice, 350 metres of the channel was closed but the remaining was yet open.
