Press Release Sept 17, 2004 New Report: SIPCOT, Cuddalore, A Global Toxic Hotspot for Air Pollution Toxic Air Monitoring a First for India – Using Community Monitors, Simple Buckets CUDDALORE, 17 September, 2004 — Samples of air that SIPCOT residents breathe were found to contain extremely high levels of at least 22 toxic chemicals, including […]
PRESS RELEASE SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors Joint project of The Other Media, FEDCOT, Global Community Monitor and monitors from Eachangadu, Sangolikuppam and Semmankuppam Download a copy of this release in Adobe pdf format CUDDALORE, 7 September, 2004 SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors, FEDCOT and The Other Media demanded that the public hearing for pesticide […]
Victory Chemicals gifts Hazardous Waste to Cuddalore On Bhopal Anniversary Press Release SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors C/o 27 Abdul Khader Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 607 001 Download a copy of this letter in Adobe pdf format CUDDALORE, 6th December 2004: SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors have urged the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board to revoke the […]
SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors C/o 27 Abdul Khader Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 607 001 SIPCOT air remains dangerously polluted, New Bucket sample shows PRESS RELEASE Download this release in Adobe pdf format Cuddalore 17 December 2004: SIPCOT air remains dangerously polluted despite Supreme Court Monitoring Committees (SCMC) order directing the TN PCB to clean up […]
Press Release For Immediate Release September 29,2004 Cuddalore Air Pollution Report Triggers Legal Action The Other Media & FEDCOT H19/4 Gangai Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090 CHENNAI, 29 September, 2004 The Tamilnadu Legal Services Authority filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court in response to a report titled “Gas Trouble: Air […]
28 January, 2005 On 31 January, 2005, the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) is slotted to visit Cuddalore. In September, the SCMC directed the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring air toxics emissions from the Cuddalore industries under USEPA levels by December 31, 2004, or close all errant industries. The SCMC’s direction was […]
28 January, 2005 On 24 January, 2005, the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee directed the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board to notify the Local Area Environment Committee (LAEC) in Cuddalore. On 27 January, 2005, the members of the LAEC were intimated. The LAEC includes two members from the SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors — Mr. S. […]