The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has constituted a four-member technical expert committee.
It aims to carry out the detailed inspection and analyse water and soil samples to identify source of mercury contamination in ground water samples in Neyveli and Parangipettai in Cuddalore district.
The earlier report showed that the level of mercury exceeded the acceptable limit of 0.0001 mg/L in some of the locations at Neyveli and Parangipettai.