Research Project Awarded To KSG Collage
The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai, and the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, have awarded a research project on Tiruppur and Karur dyehouse wastes to K.Vijayaraman, principal, KSG College of Arts and Science, here. According to a college release, for this Rs. 5-lakh project titled “Bioremediation of Tiruppur and Karur dyehouse wastes using biological options,” a research fellow will be recruited. The tenure of the project will be three years.“Bioremediation of Tiruppur and Karur dyehouse wastes using biological options,” a research fellow will be recruited.
The effluents from the dyehouses have hit the residents as well as the agriculturists of this region very hard. Even the Noyyal has been declared dead due to the discharge of Tirupur dyehouse pollutants into it. Both the Amaravathy and the Cauvery have been continuously receiving dyehouse wastes from Karur and the region’s aqua fauna has started dwindling.Despite the two-decade long legal battle regarding erection of common effluent treatment plants (CETP), nothing significant has emerged . The major reason is erection of a CETP costs heavily and the recurring cost to operate the plant is also staggering.
The physical chemicals methods, including reverse osmosis process to treat dyehouse effluents, are “not only ineffective but also very expensive.” So, even after erecting CETPs the dyehouse owners are unwilling to operate them rtegularly. Hence, the present research is very pertinent.This research project aims at remediating the dyehouse effluents using cheap but effective biological options, such as bacteria, algae and plant materials. Mr.Vijayaraman’s field of specialisation is bioremediation and aquaculture.He has published more than 30 research papers in international and nationals journals and authored five boks.He has also completed three research projects.
