Illegal water unit in Kanchi sealed, search on for owner

On getting information that a water bottling plant has been functioning illegally for the past five years in Sendhamangalam village supplying water cans and bottles in the name of ‘Bisra’ in the locality, Sriperumbudur revenue divisional officer Divyashree visited the spot and inspected the unit.

Finding that none of the papers pertaining to permission and license were in place, the RDO along with the police and the Electricity Board officials visited the factory and sealed it.

After seizing packed water bottles and cans, the officials also took a few samples and sent it to a lab for testing its purity. The Sunguvachatiram police have registered a case and search is on to nab the factory owner who is absconding.

Recently, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) southern Bench had sought details regarding the number of illegal units selling packaged drinking water without getting necessary permission and also without complying with prescribed norms for drinking water in the city.

The tribunal had also formed a committee to lookinto the issue.