23/09/05 OneWorld South Asia Salem: Just as 20 pollution-impacted villagers from Mettur and Cuddalore were to launch their 8-day march from Salem, Tamilnadu, on 5 September 2005, police landed up at the venue of the launch with a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police revoking the permission granted for launching their walk in Salem. […]
9/6/2005 The Peninsula- Qatar Chennai: About 500 villagers and activists in Tamil Nadu yesterday began a 300 km walk rallying people in support of a call to prevent the setting up of a plastics factory that they say will cause pollution and ill health. The activists of the eight-day walk from the Mettur region to […]
September 20, 2005 — For the first time, SLM 70 — — a management-controlled trade union within Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC plant in Mettur — admitted at an environmental awareness meeting organised by them that Chemplast’s chemical factories had caused widespread damage. Union representatives Mr. Mayilsamy and Mr. Ethiraj acknowledged that pollution from the factory had […]
PRESS RELEASE 14th September 2005 CHENNAI — Mr. I. Pugazhenthi, MLA (DMK) Cuddalore, yesterday announced that Chemplast Sanmar’s proposed PVC factory is not welcome in SIPCOT, Cuddalore, because of its pollution potential and public opposition. He referred to the fact that Chemplast’s PVC proposal had been granted permission by the Tamilnadu Government despite an Assembly […]
To file public interest litigation Andhra Pradesh Staff Reporter The Hindu Friday, Sep 16, 2005 ——————————————————————————– Concern over air pollution in Pasha Mailaram Industrial Estate PCB charged with inaction Air quality being monitored in industrial areas ——————————————————————————– HYDERABAD: Citizens Against Pollution (CAP) has decided to file a public interest litigation against the Government over the […]
C I T I Z E N S A G A I N S T P O L L U T I O N 1-9-633, Vidya Nagar, Hyderabad 500 044 Ph.2761 6115 Air in Pasha Mailaram Industrial Estate Unfit to Breathe 15 toxic chemicals including 3 carcinogens found PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe […]
Cuddalore, Sept 14, 2005: SIPOCT Area Community Environmental Monitors have reported two incidents of effluent discharge and fish kill in the river Uppanar. The first incident occurred on 21 August 2005 at about 3 am in the morning. The second incident was reported on 7 September 2005 at about 3 pm. The fisher folks also […]