Sunday, December 24 2006 NEW INDIAN EXPRESS CHENNAI: Highways and Ports Minister M P Swaminathan on Friday said that a thermal power plant, an oil refinery and a ship building yard would come up within a distance of eight km from the Cuddalore Port soon. Speaking at the eighth meeting of the Maritime […]
Chennai Online News Cuddalore, Jan 1: A number of projects estimated to cost Rs 27,000 crore, including thermal power plants, port and ship building yard and petroleum refinery, would come up in and around Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy said yesterday. Inaugurating the Varumun Kappom scheme in the district, […]
Cuddalore, 29 December, 2006: Two supporters from the Seattle and Bay Area chapters of Association for India’s Development in the United States joined SIPCOT monitors on a two-hour long pollution patrol to see first-hand the environmental conditions in SIPCOT, Cuddalore. Vani and Sudarshan Suresh, who visited SIPCOT and neighbouring villages, said they were appalled […]
Cuddalore, 6 January 2007: More than 300 residents of SIPCOT Cuddalore today participated in a rally against Chemplast PVC plant in their area. The residents walked from Sangolikuppam village to Semmankuppam bus stop where they held a public meeting. Mr. Mangaiyar Selvam of Liberation Tigers of Fisherfolk and Mr. Kolathur Mani of Thanthai Periyar Dravida […]
Sunday, January 14 2007 New Indian Express CUDDALORE: Panchayat leaders have opposed setting up of industries in SIPCOT industrial area saying that would pose adverse impact on the environment in the coastal town. Speaking to journalists here on Saturday, president of Periyapattu Panchayat D Devarajan pointed out that the government had given the […]
Cuddalore, 26 November, 2006 — Thyagavelli Panchayat, in which the marine terminal facility for Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC factory is to be set up, resolved on 14.11.2006 against the Chemplast PVC factory. In doing so, they have dealt a major blow to the company’s plans. Before undertaking any construction, project promoters are required to secure […]
News Today Bureau Chennai, Nov 27, 2006: Residents of SIPCOT, Cuddalore, have been on the warpath. They have been dead against pollution-intensive industrialisation facing the district. Now, they have decided to register the protest in an intensive manner. So, there’s a plan to take out a cycle rally from Cuddalore to Chennai to create […]