CHENNAI: As part of the Rs1,675 crore- Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission covering 14 coastal districts, including Chennai, the state environment department aims to clean plastic trash in rivers using interceptors developed by a Netherlands-based organisation called The Ocean Cleanup.
The plastic trash interceptor consists of two booms- one in upstream and one in downstream. The upstream boom address majority of pressure and plastics. The downstream boom captures the mixed plastics due to pressure build-up and causes rapid accumulation of trash during severe floods. Excavators will then gather the accumulated plastic and transported to the shore for disposal and recycling.
The state environment secretary Supriya Sahu said in a social media statement: “Plastic trash interceptor could be a highly effective intervention to We will work on several initiatives like plastic trash interceptors to prevent plastic pollution.”
