Tonnes of e-waste found dumped in Tenkasi, TN points fingers at Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The dumping of tonnes of electronic and mixed waste, suspected to have originated from Kerala, on a plot in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi district has once again exposed the persistent problem of illegal cross-border waste transportation and has revived concerns over enforcement failures especially after the biomedical waste dumping controversy that forced intervention by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Around 10 tonnes of waste comprising electronic scrap, discarded mobile phone components, plastic waste, damaged car seats, electrical wires, thermocol from dismantled refrigerators and tablets were discovered dumped at Keezha Kadayam panchayat in Tenkasi.