Ennore residents’ report card for govt. flags gaps in wetland restoration, pollution control

Ennore residents have given the State government a poor ‘report card’ for the second year in a row due to continued gaps in pollution control, wetland restoration, and the protection of local livelihoods, despite years of promises and court directions.

The report assessed 24 government bodies against their commitments and legal obligations. Five of them — the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Chief Secretary’s office, the Energy Department, the Public Works Department, and the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority — ‘scored’ zero for failing to initiate any of their assessed commitments.

While some progress was recorded in solid waste management, the Ennore bus depot, and the public library, major commitments on wetland restoration, industrial pollution control, and fisheries remain unfulfilled, they said.