The Hindu By Our Staff Reporter OCT. 27, 2004 CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu Environmental groups have welcomed the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) report on hazardous waste management in Tamil Nadu, but have rejected its recommendation to do away with public hearings on constructing waste disposal facilities within industrial estates. If the recommendation is adopted, it […]
The exhibition by children was a vivid portrayal of lurking dangers. PAROMITA PAIN The Hindu Dec. 25, 2004 Is there anyone who can hear our cry? The children of Semankupam, a village in SIPCOT Cuddalore held a painting exhibition recently in the Alliance Francaise, to present their struggle against pollution. The pictures titled “Images Of […]
Tamil Nadu By A.V. Ragunathan The Hindu CUDDALORE, DEC. 17 . The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board seems to have done a precious little to cleanse the polluted atmosphere at the Cuddalore SIPCOT industrial estate despite the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee setting December 31 as the deadline. There are traces of carcinogenic chemicals, far above […]
To: Dr. Jalaja National Human Rights Commission Sardar Patel Bhavan, Parliament Street New Delhi 110001 30 August, 2004 Download this file in Adobe pdf format for printing Dear Dr. Jalaja: Pasted below are the submissions made by Shweta Narayan (The Other Media) and Nityanand Jayaraman (The Other Media) at the JSA/NHRC public hearing held […]
To: The Chairman Public Hearing Committee Cuddalore Download a copy of this letter in Adobe pdf format 07 June 2002 Sir: Sub: Public Hearing for setting up of Chemplasts PVC plant in Semmankuppam, in SIPCOT Phase II, Cuddalore Taluk, Cuddalore District The undersigned organisations hereby convey the grounds for our objections to the setting […]
Download a copy of this letter in Adobe pdf format Dry fish has been one of the most common preserved food used by peoples of all cultures. Drying species of fish in the open air usually gives fish water content of 17-18% (w/w), this process came into being because of both the need to prevent […]
R. E. Ruthenberg 9/18/02 Download this report in Adobe pdf format Humans are programmed or trained to believe that their senses will protect them from potentially dangerous things. In particular, we tend to believe that “if I can’t smell it, it’s not bad for me.” In fact, this is not true and can lead to […]