13 April, 2005: Goons paid off by a local industry ransacked a chicken stall run by monitor S. Pugazhenthi of Sangolikuppam between 10 and 10.45 p.m. today. Sangolikuppam residents have identified the miscreants as people linked to a local businessman running an illegal chemical unit in the vicinity. Pugazhenthi’s security was compromised after a complaint […]
11 April, 2004 Name of deceased: R. Radhakrishnan Age: 40 yrs Job description: contract worker in TANFAC On 11th April 2004, R. Radhakrishnan – a contract worker resident at Periyapillayarmedu, Karaikadu Post, Cuddalore – was exposed to concentrated sulphuric acid while cleaning a valve in an acid tank in TANFAC, SIPCOT Cuddalore. After being hospitalized […]
By M. Ramesh The Hindu Business Line www.thehindubusinessline.com CHENNAI Jan. 7, 2005 CHEMPLAST Sanmar Ltd today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Government to explore the possibility of putting up a greenfield PVC project near Krishnapatnam. The MoU was signed by the officials of Chemplast Sanmar and the Government in the presence […]
11 April, 2005: The Tamilnadu State, we hear, is breathing down the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board’s neck asking the regulator to clear Chemplast Sanmar’s proposal to set up a 1,70,000 tonnes per annum PVC plant in Cuddalore. The plant was rejected by Cuddalore residents in 2002 at a Government-held public hearing over fears that the […]
SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors C/o 27 Abdul Khader Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 607 001 PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format Cuddalore 31 March, 2005: Carbon Disulphide and Hydrogen Sulphide were found in the latest SIPCOT air samples, at levels 12 times and 17.3 times respectively above the US standards. A bucket sample […]
Sify.in Wednesday, 30 March, 2005, 16:28 Chennai: A Rs.3480 crore petroleum refinery project, with 60 lakh tonnes per annum capacity, will come up in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, which will ultimately become a mother unit for several downstream petrochemical industries in the state. Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Ltd (NOCL), a joint venture of Tamil Nadu […]
By M. Gunasekaran The Hindu TIRUPUR, APRIL 5, 2005 A group of leading exporters in Tirupur is showing interest in setting up its own processing units in the proposed Textile Processing Park (TPP) in the SIPCOT estate in Cuddalore. The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) is facilitating setting up of the 300-acre park. A team […]