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Dumping of earth on lagoon barred

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has granted an order of interim injunction forbearing five persons from dumping earth and carrying on other related activities on the lagoon, its adjacent and surrounding areas at Muttukadu village within the prohibited 200 metres of the High Tide Line of the Coastal Regulation Zone rules.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and N.Paul Vasanthakumar passed the order on a petition by the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA). It ordered notice to respondents.

In its petition, the institute, represented by its director, submitted that Muttukadu housed brackishwater shallow lagoon experiencing the influx of tidal waters from the sea and saline/freshwater from Buckingham Canal. The lagoon was in existence and in use for experimental aquaculture from 1970s.

The lagoon spread over an extent of more than 122 acres in Muttukadu and Kovalam village was the exclusive property of the CIBA.

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