20 March, 2005: Tiruvallur district collectorate today witnessed democracy in action, when more than 350 villagers attended a public hearing to voice their opposition to a hazardous waste facility that was proposed to be set up near their village in Gummidipoondi in North Tamilnadu. People from four villages — B.R. Kandigai, S.R. Kandigai, Pappankuppam and […]
We live in but a small area And yet we feel like a man in an arena. We seem to be facing 19 tigers all at once, Waiting with its tall chimneys ready to pounce. Our livelihood is fishing in the river Uppanar. But those industries were a scar On our beautiful and bountiful […]
Download this factsheet in Adobe pdf format for printing The Industrial Waste Management Association and the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board are pushing ahead with plans to locate a hazardous waste landfill and incinerator in the Export Promotion Industrial Park, Gummidipoondi. The project is proposed to be implemented by Tamilnadu Waste Management Ltd, a consortium […]
Tuesday March 15, 2:35 PM By Indo-Asian News Service Chennai, A village near Chennai is up in arms against a state government plan to dump hazardous waste from about 400 industrial units. The Tamil Nadu government’s plan to set up a waste landfill site in Gummidipoondi village in the northern outskirts of Chennai city, bordering […]
Villagers oppose dumpsite near city reservoir Newindpress Friday March 18 2005 08:30 IST CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)s move to set up a hazardous waste dumpsite at Gummidipoondi, 15 kms from Poondi, Red Hills and Sholavaram reservoirs, has run into stiff opposition from residents of villages nearby. They fear the dumpsite would […]
Newindpress Saturday March 19 2005 08:53 IST CHENNAI: Villagers from Gummidipoondi participating in a public hearing on Friday were unanimous in their opposition to the hazardous waste landfill near their homes. “We don’t want our villages to become dump yards. Do you take us for fools?” Padmanabhan, a local activist associated with Pasumai Thayagam a […]
13 March, 2005: We were in shock from the moment we entered SIPCOT area Bhuvana narrates Bunking college, a bunch of lies to mom. and there I was, on my way to Cuddalore. For a sea loving person that I am, the journey along the coastline was a joy in itself. The articles that we […]