March 30, 2013 J. PRAVEEN PAUL JOSEPH The Hindu Power supply cut; Vaiko says shutdown victory for local people Mired in controversy in recent days, Sterlite Industries Limited’s copper smelter in Tuticorin was shut down on Saturday. Operations in the plant came to a standstill in the wake of an order from the […]
March 30, 2013 V Mayilvaganan The Hindu TUTICORIN: A large number of employees and contract labourers of Sterlite Copper, Tuticorin approached the Pollution Control Board office in Sipcot area here on Saturday and submitted petition seeking revival of the company. According to the petition, approximately 3,000 employees working with Sterlite Copper would be adversely impacted […]
March 31, 2013 V Mayilvaganan Times of India TUTICORIN: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Saturday issued a closure notice to the controversy-dogged Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, forcing it to shut down. The board’s closure notice comes in the wake of “unsatisfactory” explanation to the show cause notice issued to the […]
March 26, 2013 Ambika Sharma Tribune News Service Solan, The State Pollution Control Board has been trying to underplay the issue of hazardous waste (HW) produced by various industrial units by furnishing figures which do not match those of the plant treating the waste. This information was revealed in an RTI reply procured by […]
March 30, 2013 V Mayilvaganan Times of India TUTICORIN: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Saturday issued a closure notice to the controversy-dogged Sterlite Copper Smelting Unit in Tuticorin in southern Tamil Nadu, forcing it to shut down. The Board’s closure notice comes in the wake of “unsatisfactory” explanation to the show cause notice […]
27 March 2013 Dinakaran A privately owned Thermal Power Plant is under construction in Pudhukuppam near Parangipettai. A pipeline is being laid in the adjacent coastal area for the above project. The Pudhukuppam villagers have raised opposition to this project. On March 16th the villagers assembled at the constuction site and staged demonstrations demanding […]
27 March 2013 Dinakaran In Cuddalore distict’s Periyappattu village of Parangippettai’s panchayat union, a textile dyeing waste water treatment plant and other manufacturing units have been proposed to be installed. Following this the residents of the surrounding villages of Periyappattu, Periyaandikuzhi, Vaandiyaarpallam, Reddiyaarpettai, Iyyampettai, Paettodai have been expressing their opposition to the project as […]