22nd August 2013 By Sruthisagar Yamunan New Indian Express KANCHEEPURAM/CHENNAI: The proposed 4,000 mega watt Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) to be set up near the Gangadevankuppam village of Kancheepuram has given rise to apprehension among the farming community in the area. The project got a fillip in 2008 from the then DMK […]
22nd Aug 2013 Pramila Krishnan Deccan Chronicle Chennai: Green activists on Wednesday complained that setting up the proposed 4,000-mega watt ultra mega power plant funded by the Central government in Cheyyur would affect acres of farmlands and sacred groves. They mentioned that more than 80 lakes, which irrigate 16,000 acres of agricultural land and beach […]
August 25, 2013 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu CHENNAI: Environmental activists and representatives of the fishermen villages of Kancheepuram district have charged that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the 4000-MW, coal-fired power plant in Cheyyur had been constructed on a foundation of “blatant lies” that overlooked the vibrant coastal ecology of the region. […]
Aug 28, 2013 Srestha Banerjee Down To Earth Activists say expert appraisal committee’s clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report In May this year, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests gave the go-ahead to the Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power […]
PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format 19 AUGUST, 2013, CHENNAI – Cheyyur residents and city-based environmentalists plan to file criminal complaints of fraud against people involved in justifying the siting and approvals of the 4000 MW Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant. Their complaints will be based on a report documenting a dozen […]
August 14, 2013 K. LAKSHMI K. MANIKANDAN The Hindu Scarcity amist plenty: Water is available just five to 10 feet below the ground, but it is unusable. Photo: M. Karunakaran Studies map the extent of groundwater pollution by leachate from dumping yards in Kodungaiyur and Perungudi CHENNAI: It may be a paradox that the […]
August 6, 2013 Staff Reporter The Hindu Salem: Stones were thrown at car carrying a fact-finding team that was on its way to probe alleged environmental violations by a thermal plant in Mettur here on Monday afternoon. The car’s windshield was damaged in the incident. The incident took place when the team […]