2nd Such Incident In A Week: Now Dead Fish Seen Floating In TN, Shows How We've Ruined Our Environment
Dead fish were seen floating in the backwater besides Kothandaramaswamy Temple near Dhanushkodi on Saturday morning. Fishermen in the area said that the cause of the deaths of the fishes, locally known as Koi fishes, may be attributed to the mi
In a matter of weeks, another incident of dead fish seen floating in Tamil Nadu water bodies came to the fore in quick succession. Now, dead fish were seen floating in the backwater besides Kothandaramaswamy Temple near Dhanushkodi on Saturday morning.
Fishermen in the area said that the cause of the deaths of the fishes, locally known as Koi fishes, may be attributed to the mixing of cold rainwater in the warm backwater.
"When we came at 4.30 am in the morning, we found dead fishes floating in the water and washed ashore.
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We are now removing the dead fishes as if it is left in the water, it will stink and pollute the water," Senthilkumar, a local fisherman said.
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"The amount of fish which is being removed will be around 10 tonnes," he added.
Last week, pictures of dead fish floating were seen floating in Valankulam Lake in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
This is not the first the Valankulam lake had set off alarm bells. Last year in July, local fishermen has noticed several dead fish floating in the river.
Tamil Nadu: Dead fish seen floating in Valankulam Lake in Coimbatore. (10.10) pic.twitter.com/3Si1guWiC7
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Officials there could not ascertain the real cause for the deaths but environmentalists suspect water contamination with highly toxic sewage as one of the primary reasons. One of the environmentalist felt the lake was contaminated by a deadly poisonous substance.
