Environmental stress from quarrying, waste management issues in focus in Kinathukadavu constituency

Groundwater depletion linked to stone quarrying, irregular drinking water supply and pollution from the Vellalore dump yard remain key concerns in the Kinathukadavu Assembly constituency as it heads into the election.

The Kinathukadavu Assembly constituency bordering Kerala, comprises Madukkarai Municipality, six town panchayats – Kinathukadavu, Vellalore, Ettimadai, Thirumalaiyampalayam, Othakkalmandapam and Chettipalayam – and seven village panchayats – Sokkanur, Pottaiyandipurambu, Vadaputhur, Solavampalayam, Kuthiraialayampalayam, N.10 Muthur and Kodangipalayam. Parts of the Coimbatore South region and wards 94 to 100 of the Coimbatore Corporation, including Kurichi and the SIDCO industrial estate, also fall within the segment.