5 January 2008 Staff Reporter The Hindu Chennai: Four out of 11 chemicals detected in a sample of gas that leaked in Manali on December 4 and 5 were found to be above limits prescribed by environmental standards, according to Community Environmental Monitoring (CEM), a Chennai-based voluntary initiative for pollution control. CEM had the […]
31 December 2007 A Kannan has been feeling dizzy with fever for days, his limbs are shaky. He has come to the government hospital in Tamil Nadu’s coastal Cuddalore town with others from nearby Kudikadu village with similar complaints. A common scene in a hospital. But the shock comes when one begins counting. Seventy people […]
Cuddalore, 27 December 2007: Pondicherry Alum and Asian Paints were caught red handed releasing illegal effluents in two separate incidents in SIPCOT Cuddalore. On 25 December brick colour effluent was released from Pondicherry Alum unit into a neighbouring canal. The pool of effluent collected in the agricultural land in the western side of the unit […]
Mettur, 27 December 2007 – Less than a month after Chemplast Sanmar released its Sustainability report which highlights the company’s pro-active measures to ensure that its business practices safeguard the environment, the company has been plagued with numerous safety lapses and allegations of pollution by its host community in Mettur. Gonur West Agriculturists Development […]
16 December 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu CHENNAI: Steps are on to acquire 1,450 acres of land for the proposed Cuddalore thermal power project, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has said. In an official release here on Saturday, the Board said as per the Central Electricity Authority norms 1.1 acre of land for […]
12 December 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu, “Power project will affect Thiagavalli panchayat” CUDDALORE: Disputing the contention of Electricity Minister Arcot N.Veeraswami, Panruti MLA T.Velmurugan (PMK) has said that Thiagavalli panchayat is richly endowed with herbs, coconut, palm and casuarina groves, besides growing paddy and groundnut. Mr. Velmurugan told presspersons that the […]
10 December 2007 The Hindu Cuddalore (TN) (PTI): PMK, an ally of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, on Monday asked the state government to give up the proposal to set up the Rs 6,000 crore private thermal power plant in Nochikaddu near here, as it would affect agricultural lands in an area of 60 […]