September 30, 2004 Sun network Online News Chennai – The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, to respond in three weeks to a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority, in response to a report on the quality of air in SIPCOT industrial estate at Cuddalore. […]
THE HINDU By Our Special Correspondent JUNE 14, 2004 CHENNAI The Federation of Consumer Organisations, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, has requested the authorities concerned to probe accidents which occurred in and around the SIPCOT industrial estate at Cuddalore in the last five years. In letters addressed to the Cuddalore Collector; the Member-Secretary of the Tamil […]
The Hindu By Our Staff Reporter OCT. 27, 2004 CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu Environmental groups have welcomed the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) report on hazardous waste management in Tamil Nadu, but have rejected its recommendation to do away with public hearings on constructing waste disposal facilities within industrial estates. If the recommendation is adopted, it […]
Tamil Nadu By A.V. Ragunathan The Hindu CUDDALORE, DEC. 17 . The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board seems to have done a precious little to cleanse the polluted atmosphere at the Cuddalore SIPCOT industrial estate despite the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee setting December 31 as the deadline. There are traces of carcinogenic chemicals, far above […]
The exhibition by children was a vivid portrayal of lurking dangers. PAROMITA PAIN The Hindu Dec. 25, 2004 Is there anyone who can hear our cry? The children of Semankupam, a village in SIPCOT Cuddalore held a painting exhibition recently in the Alliance Francaise, to present their struggle against pollution. The pictures titled “Images Of […]
To: Dr. Jalaja National Human Rights Commission Sardar Patel Bhavan, Parliament Street New Delhi 110001 30 August, 2004 Download this file in Adobe pdf format for printing Dear Dr. Jalaja: Pasted below are the submissions made by Shweta Narayan (The Other Media) and Nityanand Jayaraman (The Other Media) at the JSA/NHRC public hearing held […]
To: The Chairman Public Hearing Committee Cuddalore Download a copy of this letter in Adobe pdf format 07 June 2002 Sir: Sub: Public Hearing for setting up of Chemplasts PVC plant in Semmankuppam, in SIPCOT Phase II, Cuddalore Taluk, Cuddalore District The undersigned organisations hereby convey the grounds for our objections to the setting […]