October 7, 2013 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, The Hindu CUDDALORE: The Consumer Federation Tamil Nadu (CONFET) adopted a resolution at its general body meeting held here recently urging the authorities “to take penal measures against industries that are indiscriminately exploiting groundwater without permission.” Project coordinator of the forum T. Arulselvam, who chaired the meeting, told […]
4 October 2013 By Sruthisagar Yamunan | ENS – New Indian Express CHENNAI- The National Green Tribunal has restrained the project proponents of the proposed Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project in Kancheepuram off the East Coast Road from finalising bids for the works until further orders. The coal jetty for the 4,000 MW […]
PRESS RELEASE 18 September 2013 Download this release in Adobe pdf format A fact-finding team that looked into allegations of police excesses against fisherfolk who were voicing concerns about the Nemmeli desalination plant has found Metrowater to be in violation of environmental norms, and the Kanchipuram police to have acted in a malafide manner in […]
9 September 2013 TIMES NEWS NETWORK SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu Cuddalore: Untreated effluents that spilled out from a textile unit situated on the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here on Saturday night made its way to a pond in nearby Kudigadu village, contaminating the waterbody. Residents of Kudigadu voiced objection to indiscriminate letting out of effluents […]
Aug 25, 2013 SIDDHARTHA P. SAIKIA The Hindu Business Line NEW DELHI: The Government is finally ready to call bids for the 4,000-MW each Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) in Odisha and Tamil Nadu, thus, ending the uncertainty over the launch of greenfield mega power projects. The Power Ministry will start the process […]
Aug 23, 2013 The Economic Times NEW DELHI: A top inter-ministerial group today cleared the amendments to the bidding documents for thermal power plants, a move that will pave way for faster execution of 4,000 MW ultra mega power project scheme. An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) headed by Defence Minister A K […]
Aug 25, 2013 Sarita C Singh, ET Bureau Economic Times NEW DELHI: The Centre will initiate bidding of two ultra mega power projects in Odisha and Tamil Nadu worth Rs 40,000 crore in a month. On Friday, an empowered group of ministers cleared new bidding norms for power plants. “We will start bidding of […]