June 15, 2016 R Balaji The Hindu Business Line The fate of Cuddalore Powergens 1,320 MW project could soon be sealed with Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), with which it has a power purchase tie-up, saying it’s no longer interested in the project due to inordinate delay. Tangedco made the submission recently […]
12 April 2016 Tuba Raqshan DT Next A recent report reveals that air quality in fishing villages and other residential areas of Ennore is far worse than the neighbouring industrial zone of Manali, demarcated as a critically polluted area, alarming residents of North Chennai. Chennai: An analysis of the samples drawn from residential areas […]
12 April 2016 LAASYA SHEKHAR DECCAN CHRONICLE 24-hour samples were taken using filters fitted to a low volume air sampler, which analysed for PM 2.5 and all heavy metals. Arcinogenic agent Arsenic was identified in the sample. Chennai: A survey conducted by Coastal Resource Centre along with members of the local community at […]
12 April 2016 By S V Krishna Chaitanya The New Indian Express There is a proposal to set up three more power plants in the area Amirtharaj Stephen CHENNAI: Chennaiites may not care that New Delhi is the worlds most polluted city (WHO), but knowing a suburb in the city is not too far behind […]
12 April 2016 Staff Reporter The Hindu Villagers blame dumping of coal ash as the reason behind the air pollution. The residents of six villages in Ennore are breathing air that has more toxins than the permitted level, as prescribed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, a sample study has found. […]
PRESS RELEASE APRIL 11, 2016 The Coastal Resource Centre A PROJECT OF THE OTHER MEDIA Ennore air quality is far worse than the air quality in Manali, an petrochemical industrial area that was notified as a critically polluted area. This finding was noted in a report released by Chennai-based Coastal Resource Centre […]
29th March 2016 Nityanand Jayaraman By Express News Service Locals and PWA leaders holding a protest near Cuddalore Old Town on Monday, seeking justice after Dalit youth Karl Marx’s suicide | express CUDDALORE: People of Nochikadu and leaders of People Welfare Alliance (PWA) staged a protest on Monday alleging that a Dalit youth committed […]