10 March, 2005: About 35 children in the 9 to 11 years age group from the pollution-impacted village of Sangolikuppam participated in an art workshop today. Though the paintings spoke of the stark reality of toxic pollution, there was an encouraging new element to the drawings. Blodsow the artist instructor who conducted the workshop — […]
4 March, 2005: Several months ago, SACEM organized an art workshop to help children from Semmankuppam village express their feelings about pollution. The workshop was very successful and was followed by an exhibition of the paintings in Alliance Francaise, Chennai. A similar workshop is planned for the Sangolikuppam School on March 9 and 10, 2005. […]
1 March 2005 SACEM submitted a new preliminary report on the water quality in the villages of SIPCOT industrial complex to the Cuddalore Local Area Environment Committee. The report highlights the extent of ground water contamination in the villages of SIPCOT Cuddalore, by analysing the taste, smell, odour and the potability of the water. The […]
24 February 2005 SACEM reported an effluent overflow from CUSECS pump 2 at around 8:30 pm on February 23, 2005. The overflow occurred because of electricity failure at the CUSECS pump. CUSECS 2 receives its entire load of effluents from Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals of SIPCOT Industrial complex. The Assistant Environment Engineer (AEE) of the Tamil […]
17 February 2005 Another case of industrial accident was reported from SIPCOT Cuddalore. SACEM reports that fire broke out in Omni Cast Pvt. Ltd. on 15 February 2005, between 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm. According to the reports the fire was caused by spillage of the molten metal between the boiler and the moulding unit […]
17 February 2005 S. Gomathi, an 8-year old child studying in the 3rd Grade at Eachangadu school, vomited and fainted on 16 February after she was exposed to emissions from a nearby factory. According to Ms. Jyoti, headmistress of the school, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on 15 and 16 February, she had to […]
17 February, 2005 M. Jayamurthy, a 35-year old contract worker from Karaikadu, was injured while working at Tantech Chemicals in SIPCOT, Cuddalore. Hired by labour contractor Ganapathy of Karaikadu, Jayamurthy began work at Tantech on 2 February. On 14 February, at 11.30 a.m., Jayamurthy was shifting a bag full of red-coloured IBAP (Iso Butyl Acetophenone […]