Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India Lr. No. 615/2006/1, date 6.1.2006 NOTICE This authority constituted by the Central Government under Notification No. 671 (E), Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 30/9/1996 (copy enclosed) has the jurisdiction and power under the Notification, inter alia, to address the loss of ecology and environment in the […]
PRESS RELEASE Chennai, January 5, 2006: More than 100 representatives from pollution impacted communities in Mettur and Cuddalore today presented a petition to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The delegation of farmers, fisherfolks and residents petition highlighted the PCBs failure to check major environmental violations by Chemplast Sanmars PVC plant in Mettur Dam and […]
Gummidipoondi, 9 January 2006: Tamil Nadu Waste Management Ltd. a subsidiary of Hyderabad based waste management company M/s Ramky Enviro Engineers has commenced civil works, including excavation at the hazardous waste landfill and incinerator, without securing permission from the Panchayat Union Council as is required under the Tamilnadu Panchayats Act, 1994. It is reported that […]
Thursday, January 05, 2006 Chennai Online News Service Chennai, Jan 5: More than 100 persons consisting of farmers, fishermen and other residents of Mettur and Cuddalore today handed over a petition to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demanding action against environmental violations in their areas. The petition alleged that TNPCB had failed to […]
Vani Doraisamy THE HINDU Jan, 6, 2006 Residents near SIPCOT complex have threatened to go on fast CHENNAI: Protesting against what they called the ‘inability’ of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to check industrial pollution by the SIPCOT industrial complex in Cuddalore, residents of half a dozen villages adjoining the complex have threatened to […]
Special Correspondent The Hindu Tuesday, Dec 20, 2005 Officials geared up to shift people to safety at half-an-hour notice District officials geared up to shift people to safety CUDDALORE: With cyclone named “Mala” brewing in the Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore district is readying itself for the encounter. The official machinery has been geared up in […]
G JAGANNATH News Today Chennai, Dec 9, 2005 Environmental and community groups in Cuddalore have condemned the clearance for a “controversial” proposal to set up a Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC factory in SIPCOT Cuddalore by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The residents have said they will fight the proposal in the courts and in […]