The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to verify as to whether the rules and regulations are being followed by Isha Foundation during the Mahasivarathi function, scheduled to be held on February 26 in Coimbatore.
The court directed the TNPCB to file a report on February 24.
A division bench comprising Justices SM Sivasubramaniam and K Rajasekar gave the directive and posted to February 24, further hearing of a petition filed by ST Sivagnanan.
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The petitioner sought a direction to the authorities to initiate appropriate action against Isha Foundation for operating its facilities without adequate sewage treatment facilities, discharging untreated sewage causing pollution, for causing severe noise pollution and desist from issuing any permission for conducting the Mahasivarathri function on February 26 and 27 in light of alleged violations committed last year.
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