Hindustan Unilever Limited begins soil remediation at Kodaikanal

HUL has been facing protest from non-government organisations for alleged mercury contamination

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has said that it has commenced soil remediation on a trial basis at its former thermometer factory site in Kodaikanal, where it has been facing protest from non-government organisations for alleged mercury contamination.

HUL has received all the required statutory permissions and has completed the preparatory work required to start the soil remediation trial. The company will conduct the trial for three months in accordance with the detailed project report and as per the approval given by the local regulatory authority (Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board), it said on Friday.

The trial will be monitored by