Cuddalore, 15 February 2007: In an another incident that occurred on Monday, 12 February the commuters on the Cuddalore-Chidambaram highway got gassed by the emissions of SPIC Pharma. The incident occurred at about 5:15 pm when about 50 people heading towards Cuddalore Old Town from Perangipettai in a state transport bus reported symptoms of […]
Nity reports from Chengalpattu, 11 February, 7:00 am: We covered a distance of about 70 km yesterday from Tindivanam to Chengalpettu. The first half of the journey was very pleasant as the weather was nice. We took a lot of breaks on the way. Read more… Cycle tour leaves for Chengalpettu Nity reports […]
Monday, February 12 2007 NEW INDIAN EXPRESS CHENNAI: A 16-member cycle rally team, demanding improvement of environmental conditions in Cuddalore, ended its 150-km long journey at Urur Kuppam Temple Square near Besant Nagar on Sunday. The cyclists resumed their journey from Tindivanam, where they had suspended it in November 2006, after one of the […]
12 February 2007 Staff Reporter THE HINDU “They say they will bring jobs, but they bring new diseases” CHENNAI: “It is the community, the people, who really know the impact of industrial pollution,” said G.K. Amirthalingam, a SIPCOT area community environmental monitor from Cuddalore. Accompanied by a group of 15 young people from Mettur and […]
PRESS RELEASE Chennai, 11 February 2007: The cycle tour to highlight the environmental crisis in SIPCOT Cuddalore culminated today in Chennai and ended with a cultural program and solidarity meeting of city based groups who resolved to support the struggle against new polluting facilities in Cuddalore. The two day tour that resumed on Friday […]
Nity reports from Chengalpattu, 11 February, 7:00 am: We covered a distance of about 70 km yesterday from Tindivanam to Chengalpettu. The first half of the journey was very pleasant as the weather was nice. We took a lot of breaks on the way. The route itself was a treat to the eyes as the […]
11 Feb 2007 Special Correspondent The Hindu Liquid stagnates knee deep on four hectares of cashew farms CUDDALORE: A tank storing molasses in a private company at Kadampuliyur near here burst on Friday night, spilling the liquid all over the factory premises and into nearby cashew farms. The liquid covered the employees’ quarters inside the […]