With the official machinery turning a blind eye towards this serious problem, those who wash the vehicles in the river continue to do so everyday. And, the violators continue to happily pollute the river that gives drinking water everyday to a few million population, including the polluters and the officials, who refuse to do their duty of conserving the river. The worst thing that mixes up with the river is the oil from the vehicles being washed here. Most of the drivers and the cleaners use low cost washing powders to make the cleaning easier for them. A senior official of Tirunelveli Corporation assures to look into this problem immediately.