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Public hearing on thermal power plant soon

23 Feb 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu “The plant will use coal, which will be procured from Indonesia or Australia”   CHENNAI: A public hearing on the proposed 1,320-megawatt thermal power plant to be set up by a private promoter in Cuddalore will be held shortly.   A Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) press […]

Compensation given to people hit by molasses spillage inadequate, says CPI leader

23 Febbruary 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Farmers’ wing plans to stage demonstrations at eight places on March 1   CUDDALORE: District secretary of the Communist Party of India T. Manivasagam has said that the compensation given to those affected by the recent spillage of molasses from a private company at Kadampuliyur near Panruti is […]

Accent on off-site disaster management

21 February 2007 Special Correspondent THE HINDU Workshop on “Off-site Emergency Mock Drill” held CUDDALORE: The industrial clusters located at Tuticorin, Ranipet, Mettur, Neyveli, Cuddalore and Manali have been identified as “hotspots” where the disaster management plans ought to be put in place. These places should be prepared to tackle any off-site exigencies, both anticipated […]

Uppanar fishermen complain about pollution; give a sample of river water to TNPCB for analysis

Cuddalore, 16 February 2007: Fishermen in river Uppanar have once again complained about the pollution in the river and have taken a sample of the river water for TNPCB to analyze the contents and inform them about the problem. According to T. Govindraju and S. Pugazendhi of Sangolikuppam village the water quality in the river […]

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