Residents dwelling alongside the Previous Mahabalipuram Highway (OMR) have urged the Tamil Nadu Air pollution Management Board (TNPCB) to research a recurring disagreeable odour that they are saying has been affecting neighbourhoods from Thiruporur to Semmancheri through the evening.
The Federation of OMR Residents Welfare Associations (FOMRRA) mentioned residents have been experiencing a pointy sulphurous scent that begins round 9 p.m. and continues till dawn.
In accordance with FOMRRA, residents have reported the difficulty from a number of house complexes and residential communities alongside the OMR stretch over the previous few days.
“About 10 days in the past, a few of us seen an odour that smelled like a lifeless rat. It was totally different from the ammonia-like odour residents had skilled throughout earlier incidents. We initially checked our house ducts, pondering it was an remoted problem. However after we reached out to the broader neighborhood, residents from round 30 gated communities alongside OMR mentioned they’d been experiencing the identical odour, largely through the evening,†mentioned Harsha Koda, co-founder of FOMRRA.Â
The residents’ physique mentioned that based mostly on prevailing wind patterns, the emissions are suspected to be originating from the Alathur SIDCO Pharmaceutical Industrial Property, situated about 10 to fifteen km south of the affected areas. FOMRRA has urged the TNPCB to conduct shock late-night inspections and steady emission monitoring at industrial models within the Alathur pharmaceutical cluster through the hours when the odour is reportedly strongest. It has additionally sought identification of the supply of the emissions and strict motion if any environmental violations are discovered.
TNPCB officers couldn’t be reached for a remark.Â
Thiruporur MLA B. Vijayaraj mentioned he’ll be aware of the complaints and lift the difficulty with the TNPCB. He additionally mentioned he would go to the pharmaceutical firms within the space.
Revealed – July 18, 2026 07:35 pm IST
