16th December 2014 New Indian Express CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has ordered the IL&FS Power Company near Chidambaram to stop all construction work at the site, following the cancellation of environmental clearance by the National Green Tribunal last month. Earlier, in 2012, the IL&FS company was ordered by the Tribunal […]
Cuddalore, 13 December 2014: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has canceled the Consent to Establish to the IL&FS Cuddalore power plant. The announcement of this cancellation was made by the TNPCB Cuddalore District Environment Engineer to the District Collector in a meeting yesterday. The cancellation of the Consent came after the last month’s […]
December 14, 2014 The Hindu It has identified 19 places of historical, archaeological and religious importance within a 10 km-radius of the plant site CHENNAI: A rapid survey conducted by a city environmental group has claimed the existence of structures of historical and religious importance near the site of the proposed 4000 Megawatt […]
Nov 27, 2014 Divya Chandrababu Times of India IIT-Madras may help civic body turn debris into bricksClean Mangalore: Vacant place near skating rink gathers debris.Garbage behind Manmohan’s houseHudhud effect on Vizag holds lessons for ChennaiUD ministry orders drive against debris, encroachments CHENNAI: A month from today will mark a decade since the tsunami devastated the […]
27th November 2014 By Express News Service The stretch of Srinivasapuram-Santhome beach where the Corporation has dumped debris to start the beautification project | Ravikumar CHENNAI: With 14 acres of beach space lost to ill-planned beach beautification projects and construction of illegal roads, the Chennai Corporation is the biggest violator of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) […]
Nov 12, 2014 Srestha Banerjee @sresthab Down to Earth Concerns raised on project”s impact on marine life, mangroves and environmental pollution Photo : Agnimirh Basu The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed the environmental clearance given to a 3,600-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu”s Cuddalore district. The judgement was delivered […]
Nov 12 2014 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu The clearance, given on May 31, 2010, was challenged by local residents The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday quashed the environmental clearance for the 3,600-MW thermal power plant proposed by IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited in Cuddalore, on the grounds that no proper cumulative […]