11 Feb 2013 Special Correspondent The Hindu As garbage goes up in flames in dumping yard, residents demand solution to chronic problem Residents of Kodungaiyur will perhaps have lost count of the number of times they have staged protests demanding that the Chennai Corporation stop dumping garbage in their backyard. On Sunday morning, […]
January 22, 2013 Ambika Sharma Tribune News Service Solan, January 22, 2013 Harmful chemicals like lead, arsenic, poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organic carbon and elemental carbon, besides an alarming level of particulate matter (PM) of 2.5 and 10 aerodynamic diameter, have been detected in the industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) in a latest study conducted […]
Cuddalore, 31 December 2012: Ex-president of Kudikadu village Mr. Senthamaraikannan reported dumping of hazardous waste from TANFAC Industries and Loyal Super Frabics in Karaikadu village. According to Mr. Senthamaraikannan the waste chemicals, dyes, insulation material, bags full of refuse and other mixed garbage was dumped by these two industries in the last week […]
11th December 2012 New India Express Protesting against an alleged polluting industrial unit in their town, around 200 residents of Kayalpatnam in Tuticorin district filed RTI petitions with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) here on Monday. They also met TNPCB officials and made representations with them. Residents and members of the […]
26 November 2012 Special Correspondent The Hindu Effluents from SIPCOT causing environmental problems Consumer and environmental activists have given a clarion call to the authorities to immediately conduct a satellite study on the coastal area of Cuddalore, stretching from Thevanampattinam to Parangipettai, to study how far the Coastal Regulatory Zone norms are violated […]
November 22, 2012 TIMES NEWS NETWORK Cuddalore: Sixteen workers and two fire and rescue services personnel were injured in a fire at an industrial unit in the SIPCOT industrial estate in Cuddalore on Wednesday. Police said workers of Arkema India Private Limited were engaged in transferring inflammable chemical hydro peroxide from a container imported […]
November 22, 2012 Special Correspondent The Hindu The chemical unit in Cuddalore on Wednesday. Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy 20 affected; most of them complain of respiratory problem, irritation in eyes, throat As many as 20 persons, including two fire service personnel, suffered minor injuries and burns when a fire broke out in a chemical unit in […]