PRESS RELEASE 23 March, 2010. CHENNAI An environmental public hearing about the continued dumping and processing of municipal waste in Pallikaranai marshlands was pushed through despite glaring procedural errors, lack of statutory documents such as summary of the EIA, and a lack of opportunity for residents of the area to adequately air their […]
9 March, 2010 Express News Service CHENNAI: Environmental organisations and activists have called for an inquiry into the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), based on RTI documents that indicate their alleged collusion with Hindustan Unilever in downgrading remediation standards for mercury contaminated sites in Kodaikanal. “TNPCB […]
9 March, 2010 Deccan Chronicle CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Alliance against Mercury (TAAM), a coalition of Kodaikanal residents and organisations that is fighting against the mercury dumping in the hill station made a serious allegation at a press meet here on Monday. It charged the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and Tamil Nadu Pollution […]
Special Correspondent The Hindu, 9 March 2010 Move provokes outcry from residents of Kodaikanal ——————————————————————————– “More than 100 kg of mercury will still be left in the soil” “This is a test case that will set precedents for safe levels of mercury” ——————————————————————————– CHENNAI: Clean-up standards for toxic mercury leaked by Hindustan Unilever into the […]
PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format 8 March, 2010. CHENNAI: The Tamilnadu Alliance Against Mercury – a coalition of Kodaikanal residents and organisations, and other environmental organisations – has called for an enquiry on Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute based on RTI documents that indicate that […]
Cuddalore, 1 March, 2010: One fisherman fishing behind Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals in SIPCOT Cuddalore sustained burn injuries (rashes and boils) on his body after he dived to retrieve his snagged net from rocks buried at a depth of 6 feet in the Uppanar River. V. Shanmugam, 38, a resident of Sangolikuppam, complained to the District […]
Cuddalore, 1 March, 2010: One fisherman fishing behind Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals in SIPCOT Cuddalore sustained burn injuries (rashes and boils) on his body after he dived to retrieve his snagged net from rocks buried at a depth of 6 feet in the Uppanar River. V. Shanmugam, 38, a resident of Sangolikuppam, complained to the District […]