Sunday, March 11 2007 New Indian Express CUDDALORE: As many as 100 farmers observed a one-day fast here on Saturday protesting against a move to set up a private thermal power station in Nochikadu village. The farmers harboured the fear that the livelihood of people residing in more than 20 hamlets around the […]
Cuddalore, 5 March 2007: Tired of government’s inability to stop river pollution SACEM monitors and SIPCOT residents conducted an all-night river vigil on Uppanar yesterday to monitor illegal discharges. The vigil team included all SACEM monitors and two SIPCOT residents who conducted the vigil from 9:30 pm on 4th March 2007 to 5:30 am on […]
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 ANUPAMA AIRY The Financial Express NEW DELHI, FEB 26: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will enter into an agreement with Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited (NOCL) for upliftment and marketing of petroleum products from the latter’s upcoming 6 million tonnes per annum refinery at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. The agreement has been finalised […]
Cuddalore, 26 February 2007: A SIPCOT resident caught Pioneer Miyagi illegally discharging effluents in the river Uppanar at about 12:30 am today. According to the resident a very large quantity of effluent was being released into the river from Pioneer bypassing the CUSECS pipeline which is the normal way of effluent discharge for the unit. […]
23 Feb 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu “The plant will use coal, which will be procured from Indonesia or Australia” CHENNAI: A public hearing on the proposed 1,320-megawatt thermal power plant to be set up by a private promoter in Cuddalore will be held shortly. A Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) press […]
23 Febbruary 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Farmers’ wing plans to stage demonstrations at eight places on March 1 CUDDALORE: District secretary of the Communist Party of India T. Manivasagam has said that the compensation given to those affected by the recent spillage of molasses from a private company at Kadampuliyur near Panruti is […]
21 February 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU Workshop on “Off-site Emergency Mock Drill” held CUDDALORE: The industrial clusters located at Tuticorin, Ranipet, Mettur, Neyveli, Cuddalore and Manali have been identified as “hotspots” where the disaster management plans ought to be put in place. These places should be prepared to tackle any off-site exigencies, both anticipated […]