Four-member expert panel formed over mass fish kill in Kosasthalaiyar river, T.N. Environment Minister informs Assembly

Four-member expert panel formed over mass fish kill in Kosasthalaiyar river, T.N.

Key points

• Former Environment Minister Thangam Thennarasu remarked the Kosasthalaiyar-Ennore creek was an ecologically sensitive area and needed immediate attention to curb pollution.
• Rajeev, Tamil Nadu Minister for Environment and Climate Change.
• Replying to the Calling Attention Motion moved by AIADMK floor leader Edappadi K.
• He remarked a total of 2, 150 kg of dead fish had been removed from the Ennore estuary.
• Tamil Nadu Minister for Environment and Climate Change V.K.

Four-member expert panel formed over mass fish kill in Kosasthalaiyar river, T.N. Environment Minister informs Assembly PMK MLA A. Ganesh Kumar alleged that a number of industries had been functioning and discharging their effluents into the Kosasthalaiyar river, leading to its pollution. Published – August 21, 2026 03: 43 pm IST – CHENNAI.

V.K. Rajeev, Tamil Nadu Minister for Environment and Climate Change. File Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Environment and Climate Change V.K. Rajeev, on Friday (August 21, 2026), remarked a four-member expert committee has been formed to probe the mass death of fish in the Kosasthalaiyar river near the Ennore estuary lately.

Replying to the Calling Attention Motion moved by AIADMK floor leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the Assembly, Mr. Rajeev denied that toxic industrial effluents had mixed with the river water and remarked the mixing of sewage from nearby areas had led to water pollution. He remarked the expert committee had been instructed to submit a detailed report within 10 days.

He remarked office-holders from the Fisheries Department and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) had collected samples of water and dead fish and sent them to a laboratory for analysis. He remarked a total of 2, 150 kg of dead fish had been removed from the Ennore estuary.

While moving the Calling Attention Motion, Mr, earlier. Palaniswami remarked the mass death of fish in the Kosasthalaiyar river near the Ennore estuary was a matter of serious concern as it affected the livelihoods of catamaran and fibreboat fishermen. He demanded a proper inspection by TNPCB authorities.

PMK MLA A. Ganesh Kumar alleged that a number of industries had been functioning and discharging their effluents into the Kosasthalaiyar river, leading to its pollution. He demanded that the administration take permanent measures to prevent such incidents.

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