Salem, 15 JULY, 2008: Around 50 people, agitated by the lack of transparency and large-scale irregularities in the functioning of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, today filed RTI applications at the District Environmental Engineer’s office. TNPCB has consistently treated citizens as trouble makers and enemies, and gone out of its way to support polluters, […]
Cuddalore, 15 July 2008: One contract worker lost his life while another was seriously injured in an accident while the construction of the PVC plant of Chemplast Sanmar in Cuddalore. According to the sources the accident took place at about 4.30 pm on 14 July 2008. The workers were engaged in digging land for the […]
Cuddalore, 15 July 2008: Contract workers of Pioneer Jelice India Pvt. Ltd have gone on an indefinite strike demanding better working conditions, salary and a permanent end of Company’s activity of illegal discharge of untreated effluents. The workers who are being supported by the Central Industrial Trade Union (CITU), went on this indefinite strike since […]
3 July 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu A petroleum refinery plant, a port, a ship building yard coming up near Cuddalore CHENNAI: Work on three industrial projects costing Rs. 7,290 crore got under way on Wednesday with Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi laying the foundation stone for the projects at the Secretariat. A […]
Cuddalore, 7 July 2008: CUSECS Pipe line from CUSECS II to CUSECS VI was reported to be damaged on 4 July 2008 at about 6 pm. SACEM monitors came to know about the problem when they saw two contract workers repairing the pipeline in Pillukuthu Vaikal (canal). Upon inquiries they found out that the pipeline […]
Cuddalore, 6 July 2008: Residents of Semmankuppam village have constantly complained of thick white smoke from the new unit of Pioneer Jelice Ltd. Residents complain that since the unit has been commissioned last year there have been regular incidents of thick white smoke emissions accompanied with strong rotten dead body odour. Residents mention that […]
Cuddalore, 5 July 2008: SACEM monitors have continuously reported about the deteriorating air quality in and around SIPCOT Cuddalore. In their latest complaint they have reported about the heavy emissions of SPIC pharma where the unit has been found spewing thick clouds of smoke in the air for at least 3 hours on the early […]