Mettur-Cuddalore Anti-PVC Factory March Committee C/o H19/4 Gangai Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Chennai 600 090 Anti-PVC march rescheduled. Organisers allege Police-Industry Nexus PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format CHENNAI. 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 — Organisers of an anti-PVC plastic march from Mettur to Cuddalore were forced to reschedule their march due to a last […]
Contempt charge against Salem DCP Saturday September 10 2005 New Indian Express CHENNAI: The members of the Corporate Accountability Desk (CAD), an NGO, will file a contempt of court petition against Salem (Urban) Deputy Commissioner of Police along with a petition seeking permission for an Environmental Awareness Walk from Mettur to Cuddalore, in Madras High […]
Mettur-Cuddalore Anti-PVC Factory March Committee C/o H19/4 Gangai Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Chennai 600 090 Mettur Cuddalore Villagers March to Expose Chemplast Pollution PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format Launch of the march from Mettur (Right to left): Kolathur Mani (Chief Guest), S. Ramanathan (Cuddalore), Mr. ATC Mani (Mettur). SALEM. 5 September, 2005 […]
500 groups from 77 countries support Mettur-Cuddalore Anti-PVC March 7 September, 2005. CHENNAI, CUDDALORE — GAIA, a global alliance consisting of 500 environmental and human rights organisations from 77 countries has lent its support to the Mettur-Cuddalore march to prevent the setting up of a PVC factory by Chemplast Sanmar in SIPCOT, Cuddalore. GAIA secretariat […]
We at GAIA would like to express our solidarity with you who are planning to walk in Cuddalore district for 4 days to gather support against the proposed PVC plant in SIPCOT Cuddalore. We are also aware that the original plan to walk 285kms from Mettur to Cuddalore had to be changed due to revocation […]
PRESS RELEASE 6 September, 2005 — Just as 20 pollution-impacted villagers from Mettur and Cuddalore were to launch their 8-day march from Salem, Tamilnadu, on 5 September 2005, police landed up at the venue of the launch with a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police revoking the permission granted for launching their walk in […]
Indian Express News Service Salem, Sept 5: The Mettur to Cuddalore anti-PVC padayatra planned by a farmer’s association and a few NGOs was abruptly called off on Monday after dramatic last-minute developments. Even as the organizations were preparing to begin the padayatra around 4:30 pm, they were informed by the Salem city police that the […]