Cuddalore, 4 May, 2006: SACEM monitors report that most of the factories on the SIPCOT industrial estate including TANFAC, Tagros, Tantech and SPIC were engulfed in a heavy cloud of smoke around the midnight of May 4. The monitors who were on their way back from a wedding described the smell as intense and about […]
Cuddalore, 4 May, 2006: Pugazendhi, a fisherman and a SACEM member, reports that the stream near Arekema Peroxide which has been a source of problem for the local fishermen for a long time especially the resident fisherfolks of Sangolikuppam. Several complaints have been lodged but the situation remains unchanged. Fisherfolks of Sangolikuppam fish very close […]
Cuddalore, 2 May 2006: SACEM monitors today found that three SIPCOT units – Pandian Chemicals, GSR Chemicals and Southern Pigments, were violating the Supreme Court order of displaying the hazardous waste quantity on the factory gate. According to the monitors none of the units have a display board on the gate that explains the quantum […]
Cuddalore, 23 April 2006: On 23rd April, the fishermen reported severe skin itching once they entered the water of Uppanar behind Arkema Peroxides. According to the reports numerous similar complaints have been sent to the pollution control board but they are yet to see any changes. Health of river Uppanar has been drastically declining, […]
Cuddalore, 24 April 2006: Yet another pollution patrol report and the observations are pretty much similar to the past few reports. There has been no change in the air quality of SIPCOT. The SACEM monitors have conducted a second pollution patrol in 24 hours (after last nights incident of injury to one of their members […]
Cuddalore, 23 April, 2006: T. Arulselvam of SACEM fainted after inhaling noxious fumes from Tantech while he was on a pollution patrol of SIPCOT area along with other SACEM members. The incident occurred around 5:40 pm today. The monitors reported a strong mosquito coil odour from the unit which was ranked at 7. Arul was […]
Conditions in the Industrial Complex a threat to Health and Environment: Cuddalore, 4 April 2006: Conditions currently prevalent inside the SIPCOT complex are a threat to the environment and the human health of the residents of SIPCOT Cuddalore, declared a report released by SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring (SACEM) in Cuddalore. The report titled – […]