Pallikaranai marshland ‘ground truthing’ exercise completed, Advocate General informs Madras HC

Key Points

1. The Tamil Nadu government completed the ‘ground truthing’ exercise for the Ramsar site around Pallikararanai marshland on **December 11, 2025**.
2. The ‘ground truthing’ report has been forwarded to Chengalpattu Collectorate for authentication.
3. The authenticated report will be placed before the Supreme Court in the third week of **January**.
4. A PIL is pending before the Madras High Court against the construction of high-rise towers by Brigade Enterprises.
5. Senior counsel C. Manishankar stated that the land in question had been issued with ‘patta’ as early as **1935**.