SIPCOT Cuddalore Gets a Surprise Visit from Higher Officials; Errant Units Under Scanner
Cuddalore, 20 August 2008: SIPCOT Cuddalore got a surprise visit from a high powered team of Tamil Nadu government including the Industry Secretary M. F. Farooqui, Energy Secretary Smita Nagraj, Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) R. Balakrishnan, Member Secretary of TNPCB R. Rmachandran and the District Collector and District Revenue Officer (DRO) of Cuddalore. Read More...
Police Lathicharge on Striking Workers of Pioneer Miyagi; At least 15 Injured
Cuddalore, 12 August 2008: The Cuddalore police lathicharged more than 300 workers of CITU Union from Pioneer Miyagi yesterday for blocking the entrance of the unit while on strike. Read More...
Salem District Residents Use RTI to Demand Transparency of TNPCB
Salem, 15 July 2008: – Around 50 people, agitated by the lack of transparency and large-scale irregularities in the functioning of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, today filed RTI applications at the District Environmental Engineer's office. Read More...
Accident at the Chemplast Site in Cuddalore; One Worker Dead Another Seriously Injured
Cuddalore, 15 July 2008: One contract worker lost his life while another was seriously injured in an accident while the construction of the PVC plant of Chemplast Sanmar in Cuddalore. Read More...
Contract workers in Pioneer Go on an Indefinite Strike
Cuddalore, 15 July 2008: Contract workers of Pioneer Jelice India Pvt. Ltd have gone on an indefinite strike demanding better working conditions, salary and a permanent end of Company's activity of illegal discharge of untreated effluents. Read More...
CUSECS Pipe Breaks Again; Village Canal Contaminated
Cuddalore, 7 July 2008: CUSECS Pipe line from CUSECS II to CUSECS VI was reported to be damaged on 4 July 2008 at about 6 pm. Read More...
Pioneer's New Plant Spews Out Toxic Smoke Regularly; No Action Taken by TNPCB
Cuddalore, 6 July 2008: Residents of Semmankuppam village have constantly complained of thick white smoke from the new unit of Pioneer Jelice Ltd. Read More...
Air Emissions in Cuddalore Continue to be Critical; SPIC the latest offender
Cuddalore, 5 July 2008: SACEM monitors have continuously reported about the deteriorating air quality in and around SIPCOT Cuddalore. Read More...
Tantech Spews Odourous Emissions Again
Cuddalore, 1 July 2008: Residents of Eachangadu have once again complained about noxious odourous emissions from Tantech Agro Chemicals that chokes their village regularly. Read More...
SPIC Sells its Toxic Mycelium Waste to Farmers as Fertilizers
Cuddalore, 23 June 2008 - Pharmaceutical Corporation SPIC's latest solution to their unmanageable mycelium waste problem is to sell this toxic waste to the farmers in the nearby fields as fertilizers. Read More...
Groundtruths: Status of Hazardous Wastes and Pollution in SIPCOT Chemical Estate, Cuddalore
KILLER TSUNAMI'S IMPACT ON SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
- The river water has washed out the toxic sludge from behind the SPIC factory, although the landfill seemed untouched.
- Water had entered CUSECS 6 near Victory Chemicals, which is located virtually on the banks of the River Uppanar, in flagrant violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone notification. It may be pointed out at this point that the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board has chosen to ignore, even sought to regularize, this violation despite repeated reminders about this infraction. The extent of damage sustained at this pump house is not known.
- The mountain of toxic wastes stored behind Victory Chemicals towers above the flimsy compound wall abutting the river. Much of this waste has been washed out into the river.
- The condition of the marine effluent outfall is not known, but given the force of the wave and the currents generated on 26 December, it is important to assess the condition of the effluent outfall.(Link to the letter sent to the SCMC and PCB about the effects of Tsunami on SIPCOT)
Anjalai, wife of late R. Radhakrishnan who died in a factory accident, gets her monthly pension from the month of December 2004: (details of the case)
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