05 Sep 2005 NewKerala.com Chennai: About 500 villagers and activists in Tamil Nadu Monday began a 300 km walk rallying people in support of a call to prevent the setting up of a plastics factory that they say will cause pollution and ill health. The activists of the eight-day walk from the Mettur region to […]
NOTE: DATE OF LAUNCH CHANGED Mettur-Cuddalore Anti-PVC Factory March Committee C/o H19/4, Gangai Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Chennai 600 090 PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format Chennai, Salem, Cuddalore, 1 September 2005: Starting 3 September, 2005, Mettur residents will march 300 km from Mettur to Cuddalore rallying residents en route in support of […]
NOTE: DATE OF LAUNCH CHANGED Appeal For Contributions Mettur Villagers to March 285 km to Save Cuddalore September 3 to September 13, 2005 Mettur Polluter Chemplast Sanmars PVC Factory Not Welcome in Cuddalore, Tamilnadu Mettur polluter Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC factory Mettur residents will march 300 km from Mettur to Cuddalore to rally residents en route […]
NOTE: DATE OF LAUNCH CHANGED Mettur Villagers March to save Cuddalore PRESS RELEASE On 5 September, 2005, Mettur and Cuddalore residents along with their supporters will begin an 8-day journey by bus and foot rallying residents en route in support of a call to prevent Mettur polluter Chemplast Sanmar from setting up a controversial and […]
25 July, 2005. CHENNAI — “Chemplast Sanmar and MALCO have caused irreparable damage to humans and the environment” in Mettur according to the Indian Peoples Tribunal (IPT) Report on the Environmental and Human Rights Violations by Chemplast Sanmar and MALCO Industries at Mettur, Tamilnadu. The IPT panel, headed by Justice (Retd) Akbar B. Kadri of […]
Chennai, August 18, 2005: School children from two pollution impacted villages Sangolikuppam and Semmankuppam in SIPCOT industrial estate, Cuddalore, today visited Chennai to participate in an art exhibition displaying their paintings. The young artists interacted with about 300 children from Chennai schools. The exhibition is coorganised by Nature Quest and Community Environmental Monitoring and aims […]
NewsToday Bureau Chennai, Aug 19, 2005 http://www.newstodaynet.com/19aug/rf8.htm School children from two pollution-hit villages – Sangolikuppam and Semmankuppam – in SIPCOT Industrial Estate, Cuddalore, have come all the way to Chennai to convey their message on curbing pollution through non-toxic medium to the student community here. The art exhibition-cum-discussion programme was jointly organized by Nature Quest […]