27 September 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu CUDDALORE: The people of 25 coastal villages, who met at Samiarpettai on Monday, resolved to resist any attempt to set up new industrial ventures in their places. They also expressed their determination not to sell land to any agencies, private and government, for the purpose. In another […]
CUDDALORE, September 27, 2007 — Elected representatives from 25 villages around SIPCOT Cuddalore, resolved against handing over lands to any industrial projects. Village leaders gathered in Samiarpettai village on 24 September expressed concern at the largescale handover of agricultural and coastal lands to industries. They said that projects such as the proposed shipbuilding yard, […]
September 25, 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Panel consisting of retired vice-chancellors and government officials will ascertain people’s views CUDDALORE: Environmental and rights activists have decided to form an expert committee to go into the issues relating to the proposed 1320-MW private power project to be set up in the Thiagavalli-Kudikadu coastal region here. […]
September 23, 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU CUDDALORE: Farmers in Cuddalore district have urged the Tamil Nadu Government to come out with a White Paper on the proposed 1,320-MW private power project to be set up in the coastal area. The project, being promoted by the Cuddalore Power Company, will come up on 1,200 acres […]
Chennai, September 16, 2007: More than 150 residents blocked the entrance of the Municipal Waste Dumping Ground in Kodungaiyur today. The residents belonging to neighbouring communities of K.K Nagar, Krishnamurthy Nagar and Rajarathinam Nagar, who are already reeling under the pollution caused by the nearly 2000 tonnes of garbage dumped in their backyard everyday, participated […]
17 September 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Promises to take it up with Chief Minister CUDDALORE: Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has promised to take up with Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi the possibility of displacement of Nochikadu and Thiagavalli panchayat residents by the proposed 1,320-MW private power project. He also called for […]
17 September 2007 T. Ramakrishnan The Hindu Two plants have been proposed in Tuticorin district ——————————————————————————– One each is likely to come up in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts All of them will be coal-based thermal power plants ——————————————————————————– CHENNAI: Four 6,000-megawatt (MW) projects, proposed for the first time in the State as “merchant […]