Cuddalore, 22 November 2006: A massive explosion at Loyal Super Fabrics rocked the SIPCOT Industrial estate at around 12 noon today. The explosion took place at a newly set-up oil boiler of the unit and was followed by a fire that ravaged sections of the unit. According to SACEM, whose monitors arrived on the scene […]
Cuddalore, 17 November 2006: The 15 CUSECS workers who had been dismissed from their jobs made an attempt to get back at work on Friday. The workers gathered at the CUSECS pump no 2 and sat on a dharna for an hour and then moved to the CUSECS 6. There they met the manager from […]
27 November, 2006. Cuddalore — A truck carrying a hazardous chemical powder was found parked for more than 30 minutes without driver or cleaner near Sellankuppam at 11 a.m. today. SACEM member G.K. Amrithalingam who reported the incident said shopkeepers and commuters experienced severe irritation of the throat due to the fine white powder that […]
News Today Chennai, Nov 7, 2006 The Chennai-based Good Earth Maritime Ltd has proposed to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Cuddalore for setting up a world class ship building yard and had applied to Tamilnadu Maritime Board for project clearance. In connection with the project, Anandan, chairman and managing director of the company and Dr […]
By Nityanand Jayaraman Friday, November 10, 2006 (reprinted with permission from Cuddaore Online blog) Cuddalore, the place by the sea, is soon set to be assaulted. Some of the dirtiest industries chemical factories, petrochemical refineries, shipbuilding yard, textile dyeing units, and coal-fired power plants are making a beeline for Cuddalore. The Tamilnadu Government has earmarked […]
8 November 2006 CUDDALORE — CUSECS, the common effluent collection and forwarding company, has closed its labour contract with plans of renewing it with a new contractor and new workers. Fifteen workers who manned the CUSECS pumphouses for the last 5 years are currently without a job. Yesterday, they gathered at the 6th pumphouse […]