Chendathur
Chendathur is a village and gram panchayat in Gudiyatham taluk and Pernambut block, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India[1] (formerly in North Arcot). As of 2011 it had a population of 3,285 comprising 1,583 males and 1,702 females in 840 households.[1]
Hamlets in Chendathur include Krishnampalli.[2][3][4]
In 2021 contamination of the water supply by industrial waste from tanneries in the area including Chendathur was investigated.[5] In 2024 a serious outbreak of illness, including a death, befell the villagers, resulting from contaminated water, and deep excavation works were undertaken to provide a new water supply.[6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Census2011.co.in: Chendathur Population - Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- ↑ Gale Academic Onefile: "Construction Of Drainage With Hor/i/zontal Soak Pit At Chendathur In Krishnampalli Pudumanai In Chendathur Panchayat In Pernambut Block Sbm 2023-24 Package No 08", Mena Report 17 November 2023
- ↑ Ministry of Rural Development: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - works
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No 7, 25 February 2009, Part II - Section 2, p. 76
- ↑ Xavier Susairaj, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu: "Tannery Wastewater affects the Drinking Water Quality and Heavy Metals in the Palar River Water Pollution in Vellore District Tamil Nadu" in International Journal of Economics, vol. 9, Issue 4, September 2021
- ↑ "One dead, 46 diarrhoea cases reported near Gudiyatham town" in The Hindu, 2 June 2024
- ↑ "New borewell for Chendathur village as contaminated water plagues its residents" in The Hindu, 9 June 2024
12°52′17″N 78°46′57″E / 12.87139°N 78.78250°E
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