A fisherman at work near the mouth of the Kosasthalaiyar River in Ennore, where it meets the sea, as dark, oil-like effluents pollute the water surface. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B From river restoration and wetland protection to climate governance and industrial accountability, environmental issues have found a place in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election manifestos. A closer reading of the manifestos of the DMK, AIADMK, BJP, NTK, PMK, VCK, and CPI(M), however, shows that while parties partly identify similar problems, they differ in how they propose to address them. Published – April 15, 2026 07:06 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Top news of the day | April 15, 2026 4 Vande Bharat, 9 Express trains of Southern Railway among top 10 highly occupied services of the Railways in 2025-26