Chromium contamination: Madras HC orders issuing notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu govt

In his petition, Balu, the PMK's nominee for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in the state, said he had covered the entire Ranipet district for electioneering and came to know of chromium contamination issue in the factory belonging to Tamil Nadu Chromates and Chemicals Limited (TNCCL), which was increasingly becoming a major environmental and biological threat.