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Seal Ennore ammonia terminal and pipeline, insists a PIL before Madras High Court

Published - January 11, 2026 02:05 pm IST - CHENNAI An outside view of Coromandel International Limited, Periyakuppam village at Ennore in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Centre as well as Tamil Nadu government to seal Coromandel International Limited’s (CIL) ammonia terminal and the subsea pipeline operations at Ennore in Chennai.

Seal Ennore ammonia terminal and pipeline, insists a PIL before Madras High Court

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Key Highlights

  • The High Court’s first Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G.
  • Arul Murugan is expected to hear the PIL petition, filed by former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tiruvottiyur, K.
  • Kuppan (71), on Monday (January 12, 2026).
  • The petitioner has also sought an interim direction, invoking the precautionary principle, to the private company to suspend ammonia transfer, storage and associated hazardous operations at its Ennore facility besides desisting from pre-cooling and movement through subsea pipelines.
  • Ennore goes to battle again Ennore: Where industrial growth has made life difficult for residents A month since ammonia leak, Ennore residents continue protest seeking action beyond hollow assurances Residents of Ennore demand survey to assess effects of industrial pollution on their health He has further sought a direction to the Collectors of Chennai and Tiruvallur districts to forthwith disburse full compensation to the individuals who had suffered both short and long term losses in terms of health, livelihood and property during the 2023 ammonia gas leak from the undersea pipeline.
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