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SCMC Letter

13 October, 2004 To: Claude Alvares Member, Supreme Court Monitoring Committee Copy: Dr. B. Sengupta, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi Download a copy of this letter in Adobe pdf format 13 October, 2004 Beginning midnight 11-12 October, the Central Pollution Control Board deployed a high-volume air sampler to get a time-weighted 24-hour average of […]

Tamil Nadu industrial zone is a “toxic hot spot”

123Bharath.com Sep 22, 2004 Tamilnadu, India, Chennai: Villagers around an industrial estate in Tamil Nadu are inhaling “extremely high” levels of at least 22 toxic chemicals, says a report from a community environment monitoring agency. The area around the Small Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) that houses several industries in Cuddalore district, 350 […]

SIPCOT cuddalore a slow-motion Bhopal 

Daily Excelsior Sept 21, 2004 CHENNAI, Sept 21: The industrial area of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) in the Cuddalore district has been declared a global toxic hotspot by environmentalists after a finding that the air in the area contained extremely high levels of at least 22 toxic chemicals including eight cancer-causing […]

‘Bucket brigade’ comes to check Chennai air

Tamil Nadu – Chennai ‘Bucket brigade’ comes to check Chennai air Mar 11, 2004 THE HINDU Online edition of India’s National Newspaper By Our Staff Reporter http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/11/stories/2004031113140600.htm CHENNAI Chennaiites on Tuesday were introduced to the `bucket brigade,’ a movement of people to sample the air they breathe. Conceived by community activists in the United States, […]

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