Cuddalore, 3 May 2005: Murugavel, a contract worker from Chennai at SPIC Pharma died after meeting with an accident inside the factory yesterday. According to the sources Murugavel was engaged in the activity of smoke stack removal when the accident took place. He fell on one of the metal rods from the stack that […]
08 May 2008, Chennai/Salem: The Environment Appellate Authority on 6 May, 2008, dismissed Chemplast Sanmar’s appeal and ordered the company to stop all construction and operation at the controversial coal-fired thermal power plant in Mettur. The Authority upheld an earlier order of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) directing the company to stop […]
Cuddalore, April 17, 2008: The Public Works Department (PWD) has cancelled the permission granted to Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC Plant at SIPCOT Cuddalore for laying a pipeline to convey Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) across Uppanar River. The permission was cancelled in March 2008 after the department learnt that VCM was a toxic chemical capable of […]
Mettur, 15 April, 2008: The Gonur West Agriculturalists Development Union (GWADU) organized a protest rally, demanding a stop to the construction and operation of Chemplast Sanmar’s coal yard at the Mettur Railway Station. More than 350 people participated in the 7 km rally from railway station the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). […]
Cuddalore, April 14, 2008 — Barely two weeks after Cuddalore industries were given a dressing down by Member of Parliament and DMK leader K. Kanimozhi, Pioneer Miyagi — a Semmankuppam-based gelatin manufacturer — was caught discharing toxic effluents into a canal and the Uppanar river today. Inspecting a complaint received from Mr. Arumugam, vice-president […]
Kanimozhi pulls up polluting industries in Cuddalore Tuesday April 8 2008 P ARUL New Indian Express CUDDALORE: Rajya Sabha MP and daughter of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi, pulled up the management of the chemical industrial SIPCOT estate for causing adverse impact […]
April 8, 2008 Special Correspondent The Hindu She supervised the arrangements for DMK women’s wing conference CUDDALORE: Kanimozhi, MP, made a surprise visit to the SIPCOT Industrial Estate on Monday, following complaints of pollution hazards posed by certain chemical units there. Health Minister M.R.K.Panneerselvam, District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo, Superintendent of Police Pradip Kumar, District Environmental […]