Cuddalore, 3 February 2006: Youth from Semmankuppam village in the SIPCOT area have written to the Cuddalore Panchayat Union Council, urging them to refuse any permission to the Company to construct in the proposed site. No construction can commence without permission from the Panchayat Union. Youth members belonging to the Village Education & Health Improvement […]
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS Thursday February 2 2006 CUDDALORE: A 15-feet long dolphin, which was washed ashore, died at a coastal village near here on Wednesday. The marine animal reached the coast near Suba Uppalavadi on Wednesday morning. With the help of local fishermen the dolphin swam back to sea. But within two hours the dolphin […]
Cuddalore, 2 February 2006: SIPCOT effluents are being blamed for a recent incident where a dolphin died on the beach near Gundu Uppalawadi, about 10 km North of SIPCOT. On 1 February 2006, a 20-foot long dolphin was found dead on Cuddalore shores. Local sources say that the untreated effluents being discharged by CUSECS may […]
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS Friday, February 10 2006 CHENNAI: The public at Kattukuppam on Thursday constructed bunds across Buckingham Canal to stop polluted water from entering Kotroli River mouth at Ennore. “There are more than 15 outlets into the canal from different industrial units releasing untreated effluents. The polluted canal in turn pollutes the river,” says […]
Cuddalore, 28 January 2006: A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) representative accompanied by the Assistant Environment Engineer (AEE) of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), today visited the industries in SIPCOT Cuddalore to inspect the hazardous waste conditions inside the units. According to SACEM, the visit started at 10 a.m. and went on for about […]
New Indian Press Saturday January 28 2006 CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has stayed the operation of a GO dated May 17, 2005 of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) identifying a place near the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Gummidipoondi to dump hazardous waste materials. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah […]
Staff Reporter The Hindu 21 January, 2006 Firms to pay Rs.35 lakh each to provide piped water connection in Eloor KOCHI: The State Pollution Control Board will collect Rs. 35 lakh each from four companies in Eloor to provide piped water connection to people in five wards of Eloor. Merchem, FACT, IRE and HIL will […]