{
  "id": 18750221,
  "title": "NGT issues notice to Tirunelveli Collector over threats to Tamirabharani fish species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/ngt-issues-notice-to-tirunelveli-collector-over-threats-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T17:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ngt-issues-notice-to-tirunelveli-collector-over-threats-to-tamirabharani-fish-species/article71679299.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Tirunelveli Collector and five others over threats faced by the fish species in Tamirabharani River due to pollution and habitat loss. The NGT, taking suo motu cognizance of a report published in The Hindu on September 28, directed that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Central Pollution Control Board’s Regional Office in Chennai, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), and Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC) be impleaded as respondents. The Bench emphasized that the issue raises substantial questions relating to the environment and directed the matter to be listed before the Southern Bench of the Tribunal in Chennai on January 22, 2027.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}