Tamil Nadu Environment Minister’s remark on soap, shampoo use causing Noyyal River foaming draws ire

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   PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss After a controversy erupted, the Minister, speaking to the media in Chennai on Wednesday criticised Mr. Rajiv, and said that “even children know Wednesday, emphasised that the foaming combination of rivers such as the Noyyal is caused by the discharge of wastes into them” surfactants, detergents, and phosphorus was responsible for excessive foaming, not industrial effluents

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