PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cuddalore, 30 December 2008: Most of the units in SIPCOT are operating in violation of the provisions of the Environment Protection Act and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) even though is aware of the problem has failed to bring the violators to the book declared a report […]
31 December 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu ——————————————————————————– Several units operating in violation of Environmental Protection Act, says report ——————————————————————————– CUDDALORE: The SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring (SACEM), an organisation formed by the locals, has alleged that most of the units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here were operating in violation of the […]
Cuddalore, 27 December 2008: SPIC Pharmaceuticals have been caught discharging effluent illegally into the Eachangadu canal. According to the residents of the village, the discharge of black coloured effluent started on the evening of 25 December and has been continuing since then. Locals also reported an oily layer on the effluent and a very strong […]
24 December 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: Fishermen and women of Pettodai near Puduchathiram here gathered in strength on the seashore on Tuesday and obstructed Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Ltd from going ahead with dredging work. They pointed out that the private company that was in the process of setting up an oil […]
PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format CUDDALORE, 5 December, 2008 — In a glaring example of inaction, the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board has given a clean chit to SIPCOT, Cuddalore-based Shasun Chemicals and Drugs despite evidence in its possession that 7 out of 8 air samples taken by the company […]
Cuddalore 28 November 2006: In an endeavor to strengthen their voices against pollution and spread awareness on their existing environmental conditions, youth from Chennai and residents from pollution impacted communities like Mettur, Manali and Cuddalore participated in the 280 km long cycle tour from Cuddalore to Chennai. Mr. Kolathur Mani of Thandai Periyar Dravida […]
Cuddalore, 3 December 2008: Residents of the pollution impacted region of SIPCOT Cuddalore along with residents of Old Town Cuddalore organised several public meets and vigils on Dec 2 and 3rd to remember Bhopal. Here is a picture of a candle light vigil from Semmankuppam Middle School. Semmankuppam is the village in SIPCOT where Chemplast […]