Cuddalore, 8 August 2005: A SIPCOT based unit has allegedly dumped effluents and sludge in behind Sonanchavadi village in SIPCOT Cuddalore. The waste was dumped in a small pond about 20 feet away from the houses in Sonanchavadi and about 100 meters away from river Uppanar. According to the SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors (SACEM), […]
G JAGANNATH News Today www.newstodaynet.com Cuddalore, Aug 1, 2005 Cuddalore SIPCOT Industries Association (CSIA) has admitted to excessive presence of two Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Chloroform and Triethylamine in the air according to findings of an air quality study conducted by Shiva Analyticals (India) Limited on behalf of CSIA. The industry study tested for 21 […]
New Indian Express 30 July, 2005 SALEM: The India People Tribunal (IPT) on Environment and Human Rights found fault with two companies in Mettur for the “irreparable damage” to the ecosystem. NGOs and activists, who were campaigning against industrial pollution in Mettur, had planned to mount international pressure on the industries for negligent handling of […]
Deccan Chronicle www.deccan.com/ By our correspondent July 26, 2005 Chennai, July 25: The Mettur Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights, a panel constituted by activists, released a report in the city on Monday on the “indiscriminate disposal” of hazardous wastes by Chemplast Sanmar in Mettur near Salem district of Tamil Nadu. The panel […]
New Indian Express Tuesday July 26 2005 CHENNAI: The allegations against the Chemplast Sanmar, regarding pollution of the Mettur area, by the Indian People?s Tribunal (IPT), were nothing but a work of fiction and it was done to malign the company?s reputation, clarified the managing director of the company, P S Jayaraman. In a press […]
COMMENT Industry Indicts Itself A Comment on Air Quality Analyses Conducted by SIPCOT Industries of Ambient Air in SIPCOT By SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring June 2005 Download report in Adobe pdf format for printing Introduction Between 25 and 28 November, 2004, Shiva Analyticals (India) Ltd carried out 8-hour high-volume sampling of ambient air at […]
SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors C/o 27 Abdul Khader Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 607 001 PRESS RELEASE Cuddalore, 23 July 2005: Ambient air in SIPCOT has dangerous levels of toxic gases, according to findings of an air quality study conducted by Shiva Analyticals (India) Ltd for the Cuddalore SIPCOT Industries Association (CSIA). The industry study tested […]