COMMENT Industry Indicts Itself A Comment on Air Quality Analyses Conducted by SIPCOT Industries of Ambient Air in SIPCOT By SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitoring June 2005 Download report in Adobe pdf format for printing Introduction Between 25 and 28 November, 2004, Shiva Analyticals (India) Ltd carried out 8-hour high-volume sampling of ambient air at […]
SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors C/o 27 Abdul Khader Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 607 001 PRESS RELEASE Cuddalore, 23 July 2005: Ambient air in SIPCOT has dangerous levels of toxic gases, according to findings of an air quality study conducted by Shiva Analyticals (India) Ltd for the Cuddalore SIPCOT Industries Association (CSIA). The industry study tested […]
Cuddalore July 15, 2005: SACEM monitors conducted several pollution patrols from the evening of 5th to 10th of July and documented a series of chemical odours, intensity of which ranked from 2 to 8. The various chemical odours documented were of sapotta, roasted powder, hospital, and rotten smell. The patrol conducted in SIPCOT area were […]
Cuddalore July 8, 2005: SACEM monitors conducted two pollution patrols on the evening of 5th and 6th of July. The patrol documented a series of chemical odours ranking from 2 to 8. The various chemical odours documented were of Chikoo odour, roasted powder odour, hospital odour, and rotten smell. The patrol conducted in SIPCOT area […]
Special Correspondent The Hindu 04 June, 2005 Ramadoss unhappy over plan to start new units; seeks public hearing Ramdoss unhappy over plan to start new units; seeks fresh hearing CUDDALORE: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has called for fresh environmental impact assessment (EIA) and holding of a public hearing before setting up new units in […]
Cuddalore, June 22, 2005: The residents of SIPCOT Cuddalore launched a massive signature campaign against the proposed Chemplast Sanmar PVC project. The signatures are being collected from all the areas around SIPCOT industrial complex and are being sent to Mr. A. Raja, Minister of Environment and Forests (MoEF). By the end of two days about […]
Cuddalore, June 13, 2005: While conducting the pollution patrol in the SIPCOT industrial area on 12 June 2005, SACEM monitors reported “dark brown” effluent discharge from Loyal Super Fabrics pipe line into CUSECS 5. The monitors suspected that the effluent was not treated properly hence the colour. The incident was reported at 7:20 pm and […]