Oct 29, 2012 Sruthisagar Yamunan and Yogesh Kabirdoss The New Indian Express A thick layer of smoke coupled with stench from a burning man-made hillock at Athipattu has made life miserable for the locals here. The hillock is at the dumping yard near Ambattur, where garbage from the western parts of the city has been […]
Oct 29, 2012 Sruthisagar Yamunan and Yogesh Kabirdoss The New Indian Express Apathy is perhaps a term that the residents near the dumpyard in Kodungiyur are well accustomed to. Despite sustained protests for years and numerous court battles, people here claim there is little qualitative improvement in their lives as officials pass the buck when […]
October 18, 2012, Mettur : The members of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) have assured immediate action on the grant of relief to the child victim, M. Samivelu, of 2004 chlorine gas leak from Chemplast Sanmar plant in Mettur. Hearing the issue at a public hearing in Chennai, the panelists of the […]
Mettur, 15 October, 2012 — Heavy rains lashed Mettur last night causing a compound wall at Chemplast’s Plant II to collapse. The debris that blocked a natural drainage stream flowing through the company’s premises sent the floodwaters rushing into the Jeeva Nagar residential area. Nearly 100 people had to be evacuated after the floodwaters […]
Oct 14, 2012 TIMES NEWS NETWORK SALEM: Five men and 10 children from Konur village in Nangavalli Panchayat Union have been admitted to Mettur General Hospital after they complained of asphyxiation and eye irritation following gas leak from a private chemical manufacturing company in Mettur on Saturday evening. Mettur revenue divisional officer S Suryaprakash has […]
Mettur, 12 October 2012: The Gonur Panchayat President and the Nangavalli Panchayat Union Chairman met with representatives from Chemplast Sanmar Pvt. Ltd. on 12th October for a third peace committee meeting at the Salem District Collector’s Office. They were accompanied by some local villagers, other board members, and members of Gonur West Agricultural Development […]
Mettur, 13 October 2012: The Gonur Panchayat President and the Nangavalli Panchayat Union Chairman met with representatives from Chemplast Sanmar Pvt. Ltd. on 12th October for a third peace committee meeting at the Salem District Collector’s Office. They were accompanied by some local villagers, other board members, and members of Gonur West Agricultural Development Union. […]