PRESS RELEASE Baddi (HP) 23 May 2010: The unprecedented air and water pollution in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalgarh Industrial area has been in the news since the last few years. Recently, the industrial hub, dominated by chemical and pharma companies, has today been identified as a pollution hot spot even by the Ministry of Enviornment and Central […]
May 23, 2010 Tribune India Shimla: Concerned over the failure of the state pollution control board to impose an effective check on polluting units in the industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN), a local environment action group, Him Parivesh, has taken initiative to involve the affected people in monitoring of pollution levels. The group […]
24 May 2010 HimVani Baddi: The ‘unprecedented’ air and water pollution in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalgarh area has been in news ever since the region emerged as a major industrial hub. The area has been identified as a pollution hot spot even by the Ministry of Environment and Central Pollution Control Board. However, there is little […]
Mettur, 22 May, 2010: Massive fish kills along more than a two km stretch of the River Kaveri all the way from Kaveri Cross (about 3 km from the reservoir) to Chakkanoor Barrage in Mettur has caused considerable concern among local residents and fisherfolk. In two incidents that occurred on 12-13 May and 20-21 May, […]
Mettur, 25 April 2010: About 20 residents including 9 women from various neighbourhoods in Mettur got trained in Community Environmental Monitoring (CEM) skills in order to monitor and report pollution related incidents and environmental violations of various industries in their region. Participants mainly from Green Park, Ramamoorthy Nagar, Saralakadu, Veeranoor, Kolipanni and Thankamaripattanam […]
Cuddalore, 20 May, 2010: Villagers living near the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Cuddalore reported a serious fish kill yesterday in the Thamaraikulam Pond along the East Coast Road. SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors who inspected the site suspect a possible leak from the pipeline conveying effluents from Arkema Chemicals, Bayer, Pioneer and Pandian Chemicals that […]
1 April 2010 The Hindu A.V. Ragunathan Says forcible land acquisition has resulted in migration CUDDALORE: A three-member United Nations team led by Oliver de Schutter, Special Rapporteur for Right to Food, on Wednesday visited some villages to assess the impact of SIPCOT industries on the livelihood of farmers and fishermen. Mr. Schutter told reporters […]