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Pollution in Ennore and North Chennai
Ennore has suffered an oil spill, a gas leak and decades of fly ash from thermal plants.
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What we know
In Dec 2023, an oil spill hit Ennore after Cyclone Michaung, and an ammonia leak from a fertiliser plant followed the same month. This came on top of decades of fly ash from thermal plants in North Chennai. The area also floods repeatedly.
Open questions
- What do air and water quality readings in Ennore show, and how do they compare with the rest of Chennai?
- Has the oil spill been fully cleaned up, and were fishing families compensated?
- How is fly ash from the thermal plants stored and disposed of today?
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