20 August 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Effluents being discharged in a crude manner, posing health hazards, ecological problems Companies transporting effluents by tankers to be disposed of at isolated places: committee Official inspection: State Legislative Assurance Committee members at the effluent treatment plant at SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Cuddalore on Saturday. […]
Aug 22, 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered the immediate closure of the SPIC Pharmaceuticals Division in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here, and stoppage of electricity supply to the unit. In the August 16, 2007 order, Board chairman N. Sundaradevan said the action was taken […]
Cuddalore, 11 August, 2007 — SIPCOT Cuddalore Industrial Estate remains a gas chamber, with noxious emissions peaking between 10 p.m. and 5 p.m., SIPCOT Area Community Environment Monitors confirmed after conducting five night long pollution patrols. The pollution during the most recent patrol on Saturday night (11-12 August) was the worst among the five […]
Cuddalore, 13 August, 2007 — SIPCOT Area Community Environment Monitors reported an illegal discharge of toxic effluents in to the Eachangadu Vaikal (stream) today. The discharge was noticed at 3 a.m ., when the monitor who is also a fisherman entered the stream to go fishing. He said he experienced an immediate burning sensation of […]
Cuddalore, 11 August, 2007 — SIPCOT Cuddalore Industrial Estate remains a gas chamber, with noxious emissions peaking between 10 p.m. and 5 p.m., SIPCOT Area Community Environment Monitors confirmed after conducting five night long pollution patrols. The pollution during the most recent patrol on Saturday night (11-12 August) was the worst among the five […]
Cuddalore, 1 August 2007: Another leak in the CUSECS pipeline from pump 2 to 3 was reported at about 2 pm yesterday from SIPCOT Cuddalore. The leak was reported from the pipeline 50 meters from the southern boundary near Ustad Biotech at Periyakaraikadu village. The effluents spread over 10 feet in the surrounding area; […]
Cuddalore, 12 July 2007: SPIC Pharmaceuticals released large quantities of effluents into an open drainage canal in Eachangadu village from the night of 10 July to the evening of 11 July 2007. According to local residents, the effluent was blackish yellow in colour, had a rotten cabbage and human excreta odour. SIPCOT Area Community […]