OMR residents seek TNPCB probe into recurring chemical odour
It was different from the ammonia-like odour residents had experienced during earlier incidents. We initially checked our apartment ducts, thinking it was an isolated issue. But when we reached out to the wider community, residents from around 30 gated communities along OMR said they had been experiencing the same odour, mostly during the night,” said Harsha Koda, co-founder of FOMRRA.
- ▪It was different from the ammonia-like odour residents had experienced during earlier incidents.
- ▪We initially checked our apartment ducts, thinking it was an isolated issue.
- ▪But when we reached out to the wider community, residents from around 30 gated communities along OMR said they had been experiencing the same odour, mostly during the night,” said Harsha Koda, co-founder of FOMRRA.
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Residents living along the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) have urged the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to investigate a recurring unpleasant odour that they say has been affecting neighbourhoods from Thiruporur to Semmancheri during the night.The Federation of OMR Residents Welfare Associations (FOMRRA) said residents have been experiencing a sharp sulphurous smell that begins around 9 p.m. and continues until daybreak.According to FOMRRA, residents have reported the issue from several apartment complexes and residential communities along the OMR stretch over the past few days.“About 10 days ago, some of us noticed an odour that smelled like a dead rat. It was different from the ammonia-like odour residents had experienced during earlier incidents.
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