FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Times of India Those engaged in the clean-up without protective gear have higher chances of being afflicted by cancer, a report said CHENNAI: Raising an alarm over the hazards faced by workers involved in the massive clean-up operations following last month’s oil spill in the city, a fact-finding team has urged the […]
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 By Express News Service CHENNAI: The State government lacks a database of workers who were involved in cleaning up the spill, thus putting them at a greater long-term health risk as they have engaged themselves without any protective gear, warns a fact-finding report prepared by doctors. The report, ‘Oil Spill […]
Fact-finding team says health of workers and fisherfolk must be assessed FEBRUARY 22, 2017 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu The team found that many workers complained of illnesses. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh A team of doctors and members of the Healthy Energy Initiative, India, has called for a continual, long-term assessment of all those involved […]
Press Release 21 February 2017 CHENNAI : A fact finding report released by a team of medical doctors from Chennai has confirmed that the health of the oil-spill cleanup workers, residents and fisher folk has been compromised due to the hazardous nature of the bunker oil that was spilt into the Bay of Bengal as a […]
Reports Chennai: Report finds health of workers, fishers and residents compromised in Ennore oil spill cleanup21 February 2017 Unfit To Breathe; A Report On Air Quality Around The Thermal Power Plant Cluster in Ennore, Tamil Nadu – The Coastal Resource Centre April 2016 – A Campaign of The Other Media Evaluation of the Waterbirds of […]
Archive of Press Releases: Report finds health of workers, fishers and residents compromised in Ennore oil spill cleanup21 February 2017 State to Provide Clean Drinking Water to SIPCOT Villages; Recover Costs from Industries – NGT Chennai07 September 2016 Ennore Air More Toxic Than Manali Industrial Hub’s Air11 April 2016 Fisherfolk Hold Public Hearing On Continuing […]
November 06, 2016 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has served a closure order on Golden Fish Meal and Fish Oil Company at Semmankuppam near here for violating the pollution control rules. According to a senior official, the TNPCB had issued the order for closure and disconnection of power […]